High Court discusses petitions on haredi draft

Israel’s High Court convened on Sunday morning to discuss the petitions demanding that yeshiva students be drafted into the military and that institutions whose students are not drafted be denied their budgets.

The court was composed of nine judges, among whom was interim High Court Chief Justice Uzi Fogelman.

Netanyahu promotes 2022 conscription bill 

An IDF soldier is seen wearing a Jewish tzitzit while carrying a weapon in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024 (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)

In May, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would promote a conscription bill passed in first reading on January 31, 22, during the Lapid-Bennet government.

The move was approved by Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation, in effect ignoring the attorney general’s opinion that such a proposal was irrelevant. 

Eliav Breuer contributed to this article.