{
  "id": 69841,
  "title": "Netanyahu can't campaign against draft-evasion law he just backed - editorial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/netanyahu-cant-campaign-against-draft-evasion-law-he-just-backed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T04:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-904371"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Jerusalem Post editorial criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his reported admission that his government's law freezing arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders was a failure. The piece argues that this reversal, made during an election campaign, does not erase the legal challenges, opposition from reservists and bereaved families, or the government's previous argument before the High Court. The editorial contends that Netanyahu's claim of future resolve is difficult to take seriously, given the coalition's pursuit of the measure due to haredi parties' demands for protection and the IDF's ongoing manpower shortage. The writer emphasizes that Netanyahu should legislate a draft law before the elections to address the issue, proposing a complete bill with enlistment targets, a binding timetable, and narrow exemptions for genuine full-time Torah scholars.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}