jerusalem israel supreme court tuesday cancel legislation exempt jewish religious seminary students military service anger ultra-orthodox lawmakers could destabilize prime minister benjamin netanyahu coalition panel nine justices rule part conscription law exempt seminary students service unreasonable unconstitutional give government year resolve matter decades exemption military service religious ground seminary students cause friction israeli society jewish men women call military service turn 18. ultra-orthodox say study torah vital continue survival jewish people also fear young men serve army would come contact women less pious elements society several hundred ultra-orthodox men however enlist special units cater religious need legislation enact 2014 replace arrangements previously expire prompt then-coalition member yair lapid secular centrist yesh atid party run platform share national burden legislation anger ultra-orthodox party rejoin netanyahu subsequent government 2015 lapid party go opposition manage effect water law eight nine justices rule law scrap supreme court president miriam naor write recent arrangement make appease ultra-orthodox party deeply harm equality way damage constitutional right human dignity since israel found 1948 ultra-orthodox politicians campaign vigorously conscription members community make 10 percent israel population million netanyahu government control 67 knesset 120 seat include ultra-orthodox party two influential factions oppose relaxation legislation conscription interior minister aryeh deri leader ultra-orthodox shas party say response rule justices completely detach heritage tradition people encourage seminary students continue bible study say despair continue study torah stand firm everything fix situation lapid opinion poll show possible challenger netanyahu future elections convene news conference praise court decision say deliver verdict would force equality among communities come politics conscription everybody work everybody benjamin netanyahu long continue wriggle time military conscription everybody suckers party coalition lapid add israel 's supreme court cancel conscription exemption law