Israel's Knesset legal adviser told the country's top court on 2026-07-28 that a law shielding ultra-Orthodox men from IDF draft enforcement violates constitutional equality principles and contradicts military staffing needs. The Netanyahu government skipped the High Court hearing, with justices expected to invalidate the law on the basis that it represents flawed legislation.
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The Knesset Legal Adviser told Israel's top court that the law was enacted through a flawed legislative process and contradicts the military's position on the need for additional troops and criminal enforcement against draft evaders
The attorney general argued the law, which shields ultra-Orthodox men who evade the IDF draft from arrest, violates Israel's constitutional principle of equality, while the Knesset's legal adviser said it was passed through a flawed legislative process