<p class="content-excerpt">Netanyahu reportedly reassured the United Torah Judaism and Shas parties: 'In the Jewish state, no one will go to prison for learning Torah'</p> <div class="components"> <p>Israel's prime minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly assured the leaders of the ultra-Orthodox parties that yeshiva students would not be conscripted into the military.</p> <p>Despite Israel's mandatory conscription for most Jewish Israeli men, the ultra-Orthodox frequently receive exemptions to study in yeshivas – religious educational facilities. The resulting conflict with secular Israelis has led to legislative battles spanning several years.&nbsp;</p> <div class="taboola-wrapper"> <div class=" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_ab_mid-article-thumbnails_abp-mode "></div> </div> <p>According to&nbsp;<em>Walla</em>, while discussing yeshiva students' military exemption, Netanyahu reassured the United Torah Judaism and Shas parties: "In the Jewish state, no one will go to prison for learning Torah."</p> <p>Additionally, unsourced&nbsp;<em>Channel 12</em>&nbsp;reports stated that Netanyahu and the ultra-Orthodox party leaders agreed on Thursday that a conscription law would be passed simultaneously with the 2023 budget.</p> </div>