Israel: Passed law requiring military service for ultra-Orthodox

The exemption was a respected tradition since the founding of the Hebrew State, hence the controversy. Law enforcement will be full in 2017.

"This law creates a process, is not an immediate change, a slow process that integrates gradually in the military system and in the workforce. Is an important value to us, as a unifying element of the nation, "says the head of the liberal party there is a future, Yesh Atid.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated against the law at the beginning of the month. Consider that this is a black day for the Hebrew State.

"This legislation is problematic for a reason, in my opinion unacceptable, because it asserts that those who study the Torah is to commit a crime and go to prison", declares Itchak Vaknin, orthodoxy party Shas, referring to the impossibility of Haradi can refuse military service.

The Israeli Parliament also passed a law that increases 2 to 3.25% the number of votes required for parties having representation in the National Assembly, which damages the small formations, including those representing the Arab population.

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