Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.

A meeting to discuss updated sections of the controversial haredi (ultra-Orthadox) conscription law took place on Tuesday at the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on September 9th, 2025.

(photo credit: KNESSET SPOKESPERSON/DANI SHEM TOV)

ByKESHET NEEV

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 22:25

Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.

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Haredi draft law revisions: Knesset FADC discusses reducing exemption age from 26

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee wrapped three days of stormy talks on the haredi draft bill, focusing on whether to lower the exemption age of 26.

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