Israel's government must explain lack of valid draft policy for Arabs, High Court demands

Israel

The High Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the government to explain why it has never set a formal policy on drafting Arab citizens to the IDF or assigning them mandatory civilian service, anchoring its demand in the principle of equality in the burden of military service.In a conditional order issued by Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit and justices David Mintz and Yechiel Kasher, the state was given until March 1 to file a detailed response. The justices instructed the government to

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