IDF preparing to arrest haredi draft dodgers as early as next week - report
The IDF is set to begin arrests of haredi draft dodgers as early as next week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the IDF's Haredi Hasmonean Brigade for balancing military service with Torah study. This move comes amid ongoing tensions regarding military service among the ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.
- ▪The IDF plans to arrest individuals avoiding military service next week.
- ▪Prime Minister Netanyahu has commended the Haredi Hasmonean Brigade.
- ▪The situation highlights ongoing tensions between the IDF and the ultra-Orthodox community.
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IDF preparing to arrest haredi draft dodgers as early as next week - reportPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended the IDF's Haredi Hasmonean Brigade for simultaneously learning Torah and serving as the IDF prepares to arrest those avoiding military service. Follow us on GoogleUltra-Orthodox Jews walk through a forest near the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron, northern Israel, attempting to reach the Lag BaOmer celebrations after the site was closed by police following Home Front Command restrictions, May 5, 2026.(photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)
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