Panel to vote on changes to law exempting Orthodox from army

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The law exempting yeshiva students from military service will be transferred to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to vote on amendments, the Knesset plenum ruled Wednesday.

The panel approved handing the law over to the panel by a majority of 63 MKs. Four MKs voted against the transfer. The panel will vote on the amendments within the next two weeks.

In order to extend the validity of the law in one vote, the Knesset must complete the process up to six months before the law is set to expire.

Once the amendments have been voted on by the panel, the draft will be returned to the Knesset plenum to rule on extending the law, which is set to expire in July.

Haaretz