Draft dodgers will either 'enlist or go to prison,' Netanyahu says in closed-door meeting
Netanyahu said the measure failed to boost enlistment, and he promised a new government will pursue a full draft law instead.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that legislation shielding ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from arrest will not return in the next government, stating evaders must "enlist or go to prison."
- Netanyahu's coalition previously passed the arrest-freeze measure to "lower the flames and increase the number of recruits among the Haredi public," requiring yeshiva students to study 40 or 45 hours weekly to qualify.
- Approximately 72,000 ultra-Orthodox men aged 18 to 24 remain non-compliant with conscription, while the IDF urgently needs about 12,000 recruits; fewer than 10% of the 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reaching military age annually enlist.
- Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot stated, "Netanyahu, for four years you blocked a genuine conscription law," while lawmaker Chili Tropper added, "It is simply impossible to believe him."
- Netanyahu promised to establish a "broad national government" after the October 27 election to enact "a full enlistment law that meets the IDF's needs," though critics remain skeptical of his commitment.
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The Israeli Minister of Energy supports Benjamin Netanyahu's position on the conscription of the Orthodox and calls for the adoption of a law after the elections.
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AlKhaleej TodayUltra-Orthodox Jews block roads in protest at Netanyahu's military draft plans
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked roads in Jerusalem on Sunday during protests against compulsory military service, with Israeli police saying the demonstration escalated into a riot after participants refused orders to disperse, according to Israeli media.
Netanyahu Admits Draft Law Failed, Vows: ‘Those Not Learning Torah Will Enlist- Or Go To Jail’
JERUSALEM (VINnews) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a closed-door discussion on Sunday that the law freezing arrests of yeshiva draft evaders had failed to achieve its goal and will not be renewed in the next government. “Whoever does not study Torah will enlist – or go to prison,” he said. According to a report […]
Likud circulates alleged Netanyahu quotes distancing himself from Haredi allies
According to the messages, Netanyahu allegedly said he intends to introduce a 'comprehensive conscription bill that meets the IDF's needs' in the next government, adding that anyone who is not studying Torah 'will either be drafted or imprisoned'
Netanyahu plans 'broad government,' backs crackdown on ultra-Orthodox draft evaders
In closed-door meeting, Israel’s prime minister signals plans to form a broad coalition with centrist parties and to reverse course on ultra-Orthodox draft evaders. By World Israel News Staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said legislation shielding ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from arrest for ignoring military orders will not return under Israel’s next government, acknowledging that the measure failed to increase ultra-Orthodox enlist…
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