Israel Shields Military Exemptions for Ultra-Orthodox

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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Tuesday approved a bill to suspend all measures against ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse military service for three months, Haaretz reports.

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The Israeli parliament approved this Tuesday, by 58 votes in favor and 54 against, the law that de facto freezes the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox youth and protects them from possible criminal consequences for not joining military service.