the manufactured IDF draft crisis

The crisis regarding the Supreme Court decision to cancel to law passed in Knesset 2 years ago by the Haredi parties regarding the IDF draft and yeshiva students really serves everyone's needs.

The Supreme Court does what it does for whatever reasons it has. They again canceled a law passed by the Knesset, so they are showing everyone they are in charge. The Haredi parties passed a law that is unconstitutional (whatever that means in a country with no constitution), and now get another year to function according to that law before it gets cancelled. In a year they will pass another law, that will surely be cancelled a couple years later giving them more time to work out the text of another law. Just like in the past versions of the law were passed, eventually cancelled, more time given, new laws passed, canceled, etc.

The cycle continues with each side getting exactly what it wants. Nobody affected by the expected law will ever have to serve in the IDF because of it, and the cancellation of the law will never cause anyone to serve either, nor will it ever do anything to the Haredi parties beyond giving them more time and something to rally around.

Basically this is a manufactured crisis with everyone getting what they want and nothing being slated to change.

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