Draft Dodgers

Gafi orders Degel HaTorah to stop cooperating with police

Degel HaTorah Chairman orders the party's representatives in municipalities to immediately cease all cooperation with the Israel Police over arrests of draft dodgers.

Benefits for draft dodgers

Smotrich refuses to support bill - haredim infuriated

Haredi lawmakers lashed out at the Religious Zionist Party after it refused to support daycare subsidies tied to draft exemptions.

Following arrests:

War between haredim and IDF escalates

Police handed over three draft dodgers to the Military Police overnight. At the same time, protesters gathered outside the home of the security NCO for a prison holding detained evaders.

Police commissioner orders officers to detain draft dodgers

A new police directive orders officers to detain draft dodgers until Military Police arrive, drawing fierce criticism from Shas.

'Imprisoned Torah scholar' spotted vacationing in Thailand

A photo circulated on social media of a young man who was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport a year ago and whose arrest prompted protests calling for his release, shows him vacationing in Thailand.

MPs retreat after trying to arrest Yeshiva student

Military Police forces left empty-handed in Dimona without carrying out the arrest after a protest broke out.

Haredi draft crisis: Porush calls for US pressure on Israel

MK Meir Porush urges the Trump administration to pressure Israel to stop arrests of haredi draft evaders, claims that, in contrast to the US, Israel acts 'in ways of persecution against yeshiva students.'

Troops punished after missing memorial because of haredi protest

Three soldiers disciplined after arriving late to a memorial due to roadblocks from a haredi protest, sparking criticism from families.

Extremist haredi rioters block entrance to Jerusalem

Jerusalem Faction demonstrators block entrance to Jerusalem to protest arrest of draft dodger. Police working to disperse them using water cannon.

Man arriving with wife's coffin arrested for draft evasion

Yosef Haim Shriki, whose wife passed away on Passover, is detained upon arrival in Israel on suspicion of draft evasion.

Protests to reignite?

Haredi yeshiva student arrested in Be'er Sheva

Daniel Pinto, a 28-year-old haredi yeshiva student from Be'er Sheva, was arrested, brought before an officer at Military Prison 10, and was sentenced to three days' detention.

Will protests restart after draft-evader arrest?

Ariel Koren, student at the Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva in Tel Aviv, arrested for draft-evasion.

IDF apologizes to haredi draft dodger: "An exceptional case"

The IDF issued an apology to a haredi draft dodger who was arrested and prevented from wearing tefillin for several hours.

After arrest of draft dodgers

Haredi protesters block Highway 4

Hundreds of disorderly demonstrators blocked Highway 4 in the area between the Alluf to Sdeh interchange and the Em HaMoshavot interchange. The police on the scene and clashed with the protesters

'Don't talk about haredim when you didn't serve'

“The Patriots" host Yinon Magal criticized calls for enlistment coming from the Religious Zionist public. “There are hesder students who don’t do full military service-don’t talk about the Haredim.

Wearing a hat and suit:

This is how a haredi draft dodger escaped arrest

Yeshiva students foil military police arrest in Jerusalem’s Gilo, helping draft-dodger escape amid fears of unrest.

Number of draft-dodgers rises, data reveals

Number of draft-dodgers rose from 13,000 to 68,000 in just two years, IDF official says.

Government clarifies: Majority of draft-evaders not haredim

At government discussion, data reveals around 90,000 eligible for conscription, less than half of evaders from haredi community.

After arrest of draft dodger

Jerusalem Faction blocks roads in central Israel for hours

Members of the Jerusalem Faction protested near Bnei Brak over the arrest of haredi men who did not report for military service, prompting road closures and heavy traffic across Gush Dan.

NIS 1,000 a day:

Cash grants awarded to draft dodgers released from detention

Amid controversy over the draft law, financial grants have been distributed to draft dodgers recently released from detention, with payments reaching tens of thousands of shekels.

Leading Shas rabbi 'doesn't sleep at night' due to arrests

Rabbi Moshe Maya, leading rabbi at Shas' Council of Torah Sages, tells yeshiva student arrests are 'decree from Heaven,' as student describes conditions of imprisonment in military prisons.

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Thousands of haredim protest IDF conscription

Tens of thousands gathered in Jerusalem for a mass rally protesting the arrests of haredi draft evaders, declaring loyalty to Torah study and denouncing the government.

Following yeshiva students' arrests:

Mass prayer rally planned in Jerusalem

Rabbi Dov Lando, Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch, decide to hold mass prayer rally in protest of recent arrests of yeshiva students. 'Public prayer can help.'

Haredi draft dodgers complain about detention conditions

A married yeshiva student from Modi'in Illit who was arrested about a month ago for desertion says there is a spiritual danger in the military prison for draft dodgers.

Violent protests against arrest of haredi draft evaders

Hundreds block roads in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, and Safed after three haredi yeshiva students were arrested for evading the draft.

Haredim fume:

Military Police arrest yeshiva students at home for draft evasion

Two haredi yeshiva students, studying at prominent yeshivas, are arrested overnight for failing to appear for enlistment.

Ahead of holidays:

Activists urge release of jailed haredi draft dodgers

Approximately 100 haredi men are detained by Israel’s military police as they attempt to leave for the Jewish holidays. Activists urge their release before Rosh Hashana to avoid alienating the community.

Two soldiers injured

Violent protest: Haredim riot, free detained draft dodger

Dozens of haredim protest outside Prison 10, block a van carrying detained draft dodgers, and manage to free one of them despite a heavy police presence. Two soldiers lightly injured.

Crackdown on draft dodgers:

Yeshiva student arrested in the middle of the night

A Nezer Yisrael yeshiva student was arrested overnight in Or Yehuda, as haredi leaders accuse authorities of targeting yeshiva students during sensitive Draft Law discussions.

Draft dodgers' last chance

IDF launches 'Starting Over' campaign

For 5 days, draft dodgers and deserters can report to recruitment offices and enlist for full military service—without facing any disciplinary or criminal action.

Haredim protest, clash with police in central Israel & Jerusalem

Jerusalem Faction protestors block Route 4 to protest the arrests of draft dodgers, throw rocks, and call police 'Nazis.'

'Haredi Jewry is behind you'

Senior haredi leader visits draft dodgers in prison

The 95-year-old leader of the Lithuanian Haredi community visits detainees in Beit Lid Prison, offering encouragement and reinforcing haredi Jewry's backing.

Haredi official

'This is the most difficult period for the haredi community'

Amidst military police raids on haredi strongholds in an attempt to arrest yeshiva students who are draft dodgers, a senior haredi official claims that this is the most challenging time for his community.

Widespread protests follow arrest of draft dodger

Radical haredi factions block major highways nationwide to protest arrests of draft dodgers; violent clashes erupt with police and motorists.

IDF reveals plans to increase arrests of draft dodgers

IDF intensifies crackdown on deserters with tripled forces at ports of exit and new proactive enforcement units to boost detentions and deter draft evasion.

IDF to launch sweeping enforcement operation in haredi cities

As part of the new plan, control and security checkpoints will be set up at entry points to major Haredi cities, aiming to identify and arrest youths avoiding military service.

Ben Gurion Airport

Two yeshiva students arrested for draft dodging

Two yeshiva students who failed to report to the IDF recruitment office were arrested at Ben Gurion Airport while attempting to leave the country.

Following arrest of draft dodger

Jerusalem Faction blocks Bnei Brak area roads

Demonstrators arrived at Jabotinsky Road, which runs between Petah Tikva and Tel Aviv, and the Coca-Cola Junction on Route 4, and blocked the roads in both directions.

Attorney General demands sanctions against draft dodgers

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara contacted the Legal Advisor of the Defense Minister and demanded the advancement of personal sanctions against draft dodgers.

Haredim block main road after arrest of non-haredi draft dodger

Radical haredim from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Route 4 near Bnei Brak after police arrested a non-haredi draft dodger at Ben Gurion airport.

Outrage as Arab MK rallies for draft dodgers

MK Aida Touma Sliman takes part in draft dodgers' rally. MK Oded Forer urges A-G to open a criminal investigation.

Israeli teens were paid by a US NGO to write anti-draft letter

Students respond to extreme-left draft-dodgers

High schoolers respond to draft dodgers with letter praising IDF service. 'Our lives depend of the IDF. Draft-dodging is hypocrisy.'