Lipush
Gold Member
Decades after they were taken away, some preferential rights will be restored to discharged IDF soldiers, as well to individuals who have completed National Service programs. The law will provide preference in hiring at government jobs for ex-soldiers, as well as bonuses for service and other benefits.
The law to restore rights was approved Sunday by the Ministerial Law Committee and will be supported by the coalition when it comes up for a Knesset vote. The law states that the benefits to be conferred on those who served their country will not be seen as discriminatory against those not eligible for these benefits. In the late 1970s, a law that conferred benefits such as child allowances only on individuals who served in the IDF, or had family members who did, was struck down as discriminatory by the High Court. As a result, Arab families with large numbers of children began receiving the benefits as well.
Ex-IDF Soldiers Get 'Affirmative Action' Benefits - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News
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The law to restore rights was approved Sunday by the Ministerial Law Committee and will be supported by the coalition when it comes up for a Knesset vote. The law states that the benefits to be conferred on those who served their country will not be seen as discriminatory against those not eligible for these benefits. In the late 1970s, a law that conferred benefits such as child allowances only on individuals who served in the IDF, or had family members who did, was struck down as discriminatory by the High Court. As a result, Arab families with large numbers of children began receiving the benefits as well.
Ex-IDF Soldiers Get 'Affirmative Action' Benefits - Defense/Security - News - Israel National News
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