Attorney-General Baharav-Miara’s office sent a letter to cut childcare subsidies worth between NIS 1,000-1,700 per child to yeshiva students who are ignoring call-up notices.
The plenum may convene during the Knesset's summer recess following a special process initiated by either the government or a group of at least 25 Knesset members.
The issue of the haredi school system is unrelated to the ongoing issue of the haredi exemption from IDF service, whose legal basis expired in July 2023.
Wheeling and dealing abound as Knesset wraps up summer session.
In addition to calling for a hostage deal, Rabbi Yosef said that it is permissible to release terrorists who committed criminal acts as part of the deal.
"We believe that the conditions created now following the military pressure and the targeted eliminations, create a proper timing to reach a deal that preserves Israel's essential security interests
Political commentator Israel Cohen explained the ultra-Orthodox view on the coalition crisis over the softened 'Rabbis Law,' on 103FM.
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel advocates for equal IDF conscription, challenging the Shas party's stance.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to postpone the issue to September, concerned that the Haredim could bring the government down over their funds being frozen.
Rabbi Shlomo Machpud of Shas claims that ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students enlisting in the IDF are 'infidels'.
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