Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWelcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
ToI founding editor David Horovitz joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
As the Supreme Court demanded the government justify its reasons for not establishing a state commission of inquiry into the events that led to the October 7 Hamas invasion and massacre in southern Israel, Horovitz argues that the panel the coalition wants to set up, whose mandate it will set itself, will not get to the truth and will not maximize the chances of preventing another such debacle.
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The High Court has also ordered the government to create effective enforcement measures against ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. Horovitz discusses the ruling, written by Justice Noam Sohlberg, who rebuked the Haredi community and its assertion that Torah study outweighs army service, citing the ultra-Orthodox rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik.
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For further reading:
Netanyahu’s Oct. 7 inquiry aims to safeguard his job, not Israel’s future
High Court orders government to explain why it’s not launching Oct. 7 state inquiry
High Court gives government 45 days to draw up sanctions for Haredi draft dodgers
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