Haredi parties continue to boycott coalition voting over Torah Study bill (opens original article in a new tab)

Haredi parties continue boycotting coalition votes, delaying the Torah Study bill which aims to support draft evasion and yeshiva student benefits, with the Knesset transferring the bill to a different committee.

• Haredi parties Shas and United Torah Judaism continue boycotting coalition votes over the Torah Study bill
• The bill aims to enshrine Torah study in Basic Law to support draft evasion and yeshiva student benefits
• The Knesset transferred the bill to the House Committee instead of the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee