Populism makes bad laws

One of the consequences of the Knesset being dissolved next week is that the Tal Law, which allows Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men to defer their army service as long as they are studying in yeshiva, will remain in effect for 6-8 months until elections can be held (September 4) and a new law can be debated and passed in the new Knesset. Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman is not happy about