The Israeli Supreme Court has issued a significant ruling ordering the government to cease funding religious schools whose students evade mandatory military service, a decision that poses a serious challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredim, have historically enjoyed privileged status in Israel, with their schools receiving substantial government subsidies. The exemption of Haredi men from military service has been a contentious issue in Israeli society since the country's inception.
