Coalition Sets Torah Study Basic Law Marathon

Israel Hayom reported after midnight that the House Committee will meet three days in a row, Sunday through Tuesday, on Basic Law: Torah Study, with the coalition aiming to bring it to the plenum Wednesday for its final readings. Ynet described the move as part of a two-week legislative sprint before the Knesset's July 17 finish, alongside a bill freezing arrests of yeshiva students absent from draft orders. Earlier coverage says the bill already passed first reading and returned to committee for second and third readings. Torah study is a foundational Jewish value, but Israel also faces an urgent IDF manpower challenge; the responsible path is legislation that honors yeshivot, protects soldiers and survives legal scrutiny.