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Basic Law: Torah Study clears preliminary reading 56-43

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A UTJ bill backed by MKs Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher to declare Torah study a foundational value of the State of Israel passed preliminary reading by 56-43. The measure was advanced amid coalition tensions over Haredi conscription and would create a constitutional counterweight to court rulings on draft exemptions.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of yeshiva students studying among bookshelves in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, in 1948; archival context of Torah study, not the reported preliminary vote.

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