Why Israel’s Supreme Court ruling matters to America

Earlier this week, the Israeli Supreme Court tightened the political noose around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It ruled that ultra-Orthodox Haredi yeshiva students would no longer be exempt from military service.

The court did not order the immediate conscription of all 66,000 students currently exempt from service, but it made clear that the process of conscription must start immediately, even if it is to take place gradually. The court also mandated that any religious seminary...