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Netanyahu Seeks Extension On Conscription Controversy Deadline

Protest against attempts to change government policy that grants ultra-Orthodox Jews exemptions from military conscription, in Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested the Israeli court to extend the deadline regarding the ongoing controversy over conscription of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the military.

The issue of conscription has been a long-standing and contentious one in Israel, with the ultra-Orthodox community often seeking exemptions from mandatory military service on religious grounds.

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