The leaders of far-right religious parties on which the coalition relies have been pushing for continued exemptions of the Haredim.

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“This is a historic victory for the rule of law and the principle of equality in the burden of military service,” said the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, which has been petitioning for the court to rule in favor of ending Haredi exemption from army service.

Opposition leaders from both right-wing and left-wing parties praised the Supreme Court ruling.

Military service “is a security need and also a moral obligation, not in place of the world of the Torah, but so that we can continue to exist in this country, which belongs to all of us.”

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