Reported about 1 year ago
Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on June 25 that extreme Orthodox Jews, who have been exempt from military service since the country's founding, must now also serve in the military. This ruling could lead to extreme Orthodox Jewish political parties withdrawing from the coalition government, further destabilizing the Netanyahu administration. Despite a previous ruling in 2017 declaring the exemption law invalid, the issue resurfaced during recent conflicts with Hamas, prompting the court to revisit the matter. While a majority of Israelis support amending the law to require military service for extreme Orthodox Jews, the recent court ruling has sparked strong backlash among this group, with possible implications for the government's stability.
Source: YAHOO