Draft Evaders

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Haredi mob assaults IDF reservist

About 200 Gerrer hasidim demonstrated outside the home of AG Gali Baharav-Miara. An IDF reservist was injured after being assaulted by rioters.

The haredi counter-identity

There are Torah-true teachings that haredi ideology has ignored and subordinated to the preservation of haredi separateness. Opinion.

During rush hour

Haredi protesters block Route 4

Haredi extremists are blocking Route 4 at the Geha and Givat Shmuel interchanges near Bnei Brak to protest the arrests of draft dodgers.

Above the law

Knesset passes law to halt arrests of haredi draft dodgers

The Knesset approved a bill preventing arrests of haredi draft dodgers, with coalition support and opposition petitions filed against the move.

Gur hasid arrested as concerns of mass protests grow

Gur hasid Moshe Reuven Verdiger arrested while awaiting official approval of military exemption request, plans for possible protests not yet known.

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Haredi draft dodger denied tefillin for 3 days in jail

Detention facility staff refused to accept the pair of tefillin that a detainee's family brought for him after it was instructed to do so by the military.

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Violent clashes between haredim and soldiers at IDF prison

Soldiers guarding the Military Prison 10 complex clash with haredi rioters who infiltrated the facility.

Text of law to curb arrest of haredi draft evaders disclosed

Ahead of the second and third readings, the temporary order was published, suspending arrests and enforcement for a limited period, subject to study requirements, affidavits, and supervision of yeshivas.

Baharav-Miara's next steps against haredi draft-evaders

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara demands Supreme Court ban afternoon program subsidies for haredi children whose fathers did not enlist in the IDF.

Legal review:

Knesset can not suspend enforcement against draft dodgers

A Knesset legal review warned that a bill halting enforcement against haredi draft evaders could harm equality and military service.

Massive anti-enlistment protest planned for Bnei Brak

Thousands of Sephardic haredim expected to attend mass rally in Bnei Brak, protesting arrests, imprisonment, and prison conditions for yeshiva students arrested for draft evasion.

Bereaved father responds to Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef: This is Torah?

Bereaved father Hagay Lober publishes a sharply worded response to Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who claimed that the change in President Trump's attitude toward Israel is the result of the arrests of haredi draft evaders.

Hundreds arrive to protest - and discover mistake

Investigation underway after hundreds of haredim arrive at police checkpoint to protest arrest and disturb public order, due to error.

Ahead detainee transfer

Haredi extremists protest across the country

Protests were held outside prisons and along major roads after authorities announced plans to transfer 19 detained haredi yeshiva students to the IDF.

Haredi rabbi answers:

What blessing do you say when you're arrested?

Rabbi Moshe Brandsdorfer issued a halachic ruling addressing how yeshiva students should respond when arrested over enlistment.

Riots in Beit Shemesh:

Haredim attempt to storm police station over draft arrest

Violent unrest in Beit Shemesh: Dozens of haredi protesters attempt to breach a police station following the arrest of a young man suspected of evading military service.

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.

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.'

Draft saga:

Attempt to arrest haredi draft dodger in Dimona fails

The Military Police attempted to arrest a Gerrer yeshiva student in Dimona after he was declared a draft evader. Forces arrived at his home, but he did not open the door.

Protests, roadblocks, clashes following arrest of draft evaders

Hundreds of Jerusalem Faction activists block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak in protest against the renewed arrests of draft evaders from military service.

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.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

Haredi draft evaders:

IDF amnesty sparks outrage over release of haredi draft evaders

IDF confirms haredi draft evaders will be released early under its routine holiday amnesty, but critics say the move shows poor judgment while tens of thousands of troops are serving on the front lines.

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.

Attorney General:

Law enforcement required against draft evaders traveling to Uman

After AG stated that the government must enforce the draft law at airports and draft evaders must face legal action, haredi party officials accused her of fueling division and called her Netanyahu’s 'greatest failure.'

Draft evader window of opportunity

Army evaders and deserters abroad may enter Israel, report to base without criminal prosecution during holiday period.

Army Radio to stop granting airtime to draft evaders

Army Radio's new commander announces slew of changes, including ban on songs by artists who didn't serve in the IDF.

The week that was and reader's comments

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Hareidi Leader: We Will Continue to Fight the Draft Law

Hareidim will continue to evade army service, says leader of the hareidi struggle against the new draft law.