The Knesset's new bill on the military draft was amended Monday at the request of ultra-Orthodox parties, yet a poll by the Smith Institute showed that 76 percent of the Jewish public opposes the main amendment to the bill, which postpones the drafting of yeshiva students by six years.<br />A poll commissioned by the Hiddush movement, which advocates religious freedom and equality according to its official website, shows that just 24 percent of the Jewish public supports the amendment.<br />Looking at specific populations, it seems that ultra-Orthodox populations tend to support the bill, the non-religious and traditional populations oppose it, and the non-Orthodox religious population is somewhat split - with 53 percent supporting the bill and 47 percent opposed to it.
