Overview
- Degel Hatorah announced Wednesday that Rabbi Dov Lando now supports the government bill to exempt Haredi men from military service.
- The move marks a reversal, as he had previously instructed the faction’s lawmakers to vote against the measure.
- Haaretz describes Lando as the leader of the Lithuanian Haredi movement and the spiritual head of Degel Hatorah.
- The announcement removes the last remaining ultra-Orthodox opposition to the bill, according to the faction’s statement reported by Haaretz.
- The legislation at issue is a government proposal focused on granting military service exemptions to Haredi men.