Liberman slams government plans: Law on defilement of Torah study
A new round of fierce confrontation is brewing around one of Israel's most painful and protracted domestic political issues—the conscription of the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) population into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party…
Assessment
A new confrontation is escalating over the long-standing Israeli political fault line of ultra-Orthodox military conscription. Opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman accuses the Netanyahu government of using a proposed Basic Law on Torah Study to institutionalize mass draft evasion under a religious guise. The core question is whether the coalition can legislate a blanket exemption that bypasses previous court rulings and deepens the secular-religious divide. The next step to watch is how the coalition manages internal and external opposition to the bill's advancement.