The High Court of Justice in Israel has started hearing petitions demanding that it annul a cabinet resolution that enabled the state to avoid drafting ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva students into the army. The Movement for Quality Government in Israel — which has campaigned for decades for young Haredi men to be drafted — filed petitions to the court in July last year arguing that the government violated the rule of law. Hundreds of flag-waving Israelis protested outside the Supreme Court which is hearing the matter. The law put the Netanyahu government in a difficult spot as it has to call up more reservists while exempting others from military duties. In this episode of Decode, Zakka Jacob explains why Yeshiva students get this exemption. #israelhamaswar #Yeshivaisraelis #worldnews 0:00 - INTRODUCTION 1:09 - WHY IS ISRAEL DIVIDED OVER MILITARY DUTIES? 3:54 - WHY ARE SOME ISRAELIS EXEMPTED FROM MILITARY DUTIES? n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: https://bit.ly/3fnlLua Follow CRUX on Instagram (@crux.india): https://bit.ly/3qSFx1K Follow CRUX on Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Lte7iF #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on news18.com https://bit.ly/2Y4QccL Also watch: Crux Decode: https://bit.ly/3MjzIoG Crux+ : https://bit.ly/35mm97B Crux Most Watched: https://bit.ly/3KhJ8iX