Israel's Military Detains at Least 40 Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Men Accused of Trying to Evade Draft
Military police detained about 50 Chabad Hasidim after they landed, and the IDF said they are required to enlist under Israeli law.
- On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces detained approximately 50 Chabad Hasidim at Ben-Gurion Airport after they returned from a year of study in New York.
- Military Police had advance notice of the arrivals and deployed reinforced forces at the airport, routinely enforcing the Defense Service Law at border crossings.
- Transported to the IDF recruitment center at Tel Hashomer, detainees face trial unless they agree to enlist immediately, which would result in suspended sentences.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the detentions on Tuesday, arguing that arrests sabotage efforts to integrate Haredim into the military without coercion.
- Expecting mass demonstrations, the IDF has alerted the Israel Police to potential protests by Haredi factions near the Tel Hashomer base and Kfar Yona prison.
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42 Chabad Students Detained At Ben-Gurion Airport Over Draft Status
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A group of 42 Chabad students returning to Israel from a year of study in New York were detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday in connection with their military service status, according to the IDF. The students had spent the year at Chabad’s world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn before […]
The dispute over the military service of ultra-orthodox men has reached a new level in Israel. In a targeted action, the military police arrested dozens of deserters on Tuesday.
The military police prepared the action after learning that some 40 conscientious objectors would arrive at Tel Aviv airport. During the campaign, Prime Minister Netanyahu relies on the votes in the ultra-orthodox camp.
More than 40 Ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredi) returning from the US were detained at Ben-Gurion Airport upon their return to Israel on charges of desertion.
The men were arrested after their landing in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu criticizes the arrest one week before the parliamentary election as "damaging."
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