https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-july-14-2026/
The Knesset votes 58-54 to pass a coalition-backed law banning the arrest and prosecution of ultra-Orthodox men evading military service, a measure that will, in practice, halt Haredi enlistment to the IDF for at least the next few months.
The law grants tens of thousands of Haredi draft evaders immunity from arrest until November 30, and extends that protection to those who become eligible for military service after it takes effect, effectively eliminating both the threat of arrest and the incentive to enlist during that period. It also suspends ongoing criminal proceedings against those already facing enforcement measures.
Yesterday, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir called the proposal “inconceivable,” saying it was “clearly and unequivocally inconsistent with the IDF’s needs” and amounted to “providing mass exemptions from prosecution.”
There are roughly 72,000 Haredi men who were liable to arrest until today, according to figures released in May by the attorney general.
An inconceivably stupid law that will divide Israeli society even further, harm the army and lead to hatred of Chareidim. Of course, that seems to be what the Chareidim want to happen.
ReplyDeleteThey want to be left alone.
DeleteTheir Torah learning protects the country and soldiers.
The Army doesn't want them
The leftists and Canadian doctors want the Chareidim to serve so they will give up their beliefs
So let them separate from Israeli society and be left alone. That includes cutting them off from all benefits of Israel society from endless welfare payments to water and electricity. If they go into the wilderness and live off the grib like Mennonites, no one will care. It's that they show up, scream "Leave us alone" and then "Give us your money!" that bothers people.
DeleteLeft alone? Start by leaving the knesset
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