The ultra-Orthodox IDF draft has come to a head as the Israel-Hamas war has seen reservists completing hundreds of days of duty. IDF says it needs more manpower to deal with the new security reality.
The final tally was 53-45 against the proposal. However, the coalition has attempted to come up with an alternative committee.
Israel has been without a chief justice since October 2023, when former chief justice Esther Hayut’s tenure ended.
Sa'ar and Levin pitched the proposal as "evolutionary and not revolutionary," but according to Mandelblit, the proposal was indeed revolutionary.
He remarked on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's recent comments stating he would not follow the High Court's orders with regard to Israel's public broadcaster KAN.
The MGQ demanded that a criminal investigation be opened into Defense Minister Israel Katz on suspicion of obstruction of justice and breach of trust.
"This petition is a desperate cry of the hostages to this distinguished court, in a request to help realize the government's obligation to work to free them," the petition read.
The petitioners, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel and Israel's Defensive Shield Forum, have argued that the IDF has not fulfilled its legal duty to send out draft orders.
Karhi claimed the order was unconstitutional based on his own assessment. He does not hold a law degree.
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