In terms of the societal splits on which the court was asked to deliberate, it is a superficial Band-Aid, one that covers a deeper wound than can be fixed by the court alone.
Moshe Maya, a former MK in the Shas Party, responded to the High Court's ruling requiring the draft of ultra-Orthodox men, saying that the law will be met with resistance.
While this court ruling will not lead to tens of thousands of yeshiva students entering the army next week, next month, or even next year, it does signal a dramatic change since October 7.
The government cannot afford to completely ignore the ruling and refrain from drafting any haredim.
The government promised a haredi draft bill would be completed by the end of the Knesset summer session - but it is currently proceeding at a slow pace.
Moshe Gafni: 'There is not a single judge there who understands the value of Torah study and their contribution to the Jewish people throughout the generations.'
Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush said the ruling is "leading to two states" of religious and secular Jews.
Likud: Peculiar that the High Court is forcing ultra-Orthodox conscription • Ruling also calls to freeze funding of yeshivas who do not comply
Following the High Court's decision, the rabbis, many affiliated with the current governing coalition, seek to raise $116 million to fund yeshiva students who do not enlist in the IDF.
The petitioners wrote that they had sent a letter on May 8 asking whether the prime minister's conflict of interest agreement applied to his decision-making regarding the war.
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