Israel’s Knesset gave preliminary approval to a bill that would extend army draft deferments for fervently Orthodox yeshiva students for another four months. The action took place after the High Court of Justice refused to give legislators an extension to work out a compromise on the controversial deferments.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
