Israeli High Court asks government why there's no policy for Palestinian citizens of Israel to join military

Israel's High Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered Defence Minister Israel Katz and attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara to provide an explanation as to why they do not have a policy in place to draft Palestinian citizens of Israel into the army or assign them mandatory civilian service.

The order came after a petition filed by ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) citizen Mordechai Yair Balens asked why the court plans to force the government to begin drafting yeshiva students, but grants an exemption for Palestinian citizens of Israel.