Gafni: "Without the Torah scholars we have no right to exist, thanks to them the nation of Israel has returned to being a Jewish nation in its own land" The words were said by the chairman of Degel HaTorah against the background of the crisis surrounding the conscription law. In his case the ombudsman is expected to claim that the state is no longer authorized to refrain from conscripting yeshiva students.
Last night, the state requested a one-day delay in submitting the answer to the High Court on the exemption from conscription, until today at 2:00 p.m.