Marathon meetings in the Knesset House Committee were scheduled as the coalition moves to advance at a rapid pace the controversial Basic Law: Torah Study bill pushed by haredi par

Marathon meetings in the Knesset House Committee were scheduled as the coalition moves to advance at a rapid pace the controversial Basic Law: Torah Study bill pushed by haredi parties. ✍️ @keshet_neev Link Marathon Knesset meetings set to rapidly advance haredi parties’ contentious Torah study bill The bill seeks to enshrine Torah study in the country’s Basic Law as part of a proposal that critics argue encourages draft evasion and changes the status of yeshiva students who do not serve.