Knesset passes contentious haredi-backed bill to enshrine Torah study in Israel's Basic Law

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MK Yitzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism) attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, July 12, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3155,w_4732/729755" title="MK Yitzhak Goldknopf (United Torah Judaism) attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, July 12, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)" />
The haredi-backed Basic Law passed its final Knesset votes after weeks of coalition tensions and warnings that it could encourage draft evasion.

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