{
  "id": 19469245,
  "title": "Exemption at age 26, suspension of arrests: Bills seek to regulate yeshiva students' status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/exemption-at-age-26-suspension-of-arrests-bills-seek-to-regulate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T08:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-914553"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two bills introduced by United Torah Judaism MKs Meir Porush and Elyakim Stark seek to regulate the military service status of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students and married men studying in kollels. The first bill would allow yeshiva students to defer military service until age 26, while the second would suspend arrests, investigations, and criminal enforcement proceedings against eligible students for a year. The proposed deferment would be valid for up to one year and could be renewed until the student turns 26, after which a full exemption from mandatory military service would be granted. The bills argue that Torah study is a central value in Israel and that the state has a moral and historical obligation to allow individuals who wish to dedicate their lives to Torah study to maintain that way of life.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}