The Israeli government is racing against time to find a compromise and file its case with the Supreme Court on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews, a thorny issue for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition. The Supreme Court, which has received numerous appeals calling for the immediate conscription of the ultra-Orthodox so that laws on equality between citizens are respected, gave the government until Wednesday to submit a detailed proposal for a bill. In Israel, military service is compulsory for all Israeli men and women, but ultra-Orthodox Jews (“Haredi” in Hebrew) can avoid conscription if they spend their time studying Judaism's holy texts. This exemption was established since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 and has never been lifted since. Given the sensitivity of this issue that has reopened a deep rift in the country, the Netanyahu-led coalition government […]
Source: News Beast
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