US EditionSupreme Court Orders Government to Crack Down on Haredi Draft Evasion
The court mandates criminal prosecutions and economic sanctions to end Haredi draft exemptions, citing discrimination and increased security concerns after Oct. 7, 2023.
- On Wednesday, Israel's Supreme Court unanimously ordered the State of Israel to produce an effective policy to tackle Haredi draft evasion within 45 days, requiring criminal prosecution and economic sanctions.
- The court found that the justices of Israel's Supreme Court said the de facto blanket exemption for Haredim amounted to discrimination, while Degel HaTorah's vote and Oct. 7, 2023, intensified political pressure.
- The court instructed that the government of Israel stop granting economic benefits connected to draft evasion, citing yeshiva students, and enact practical steps like filling the Hashmonaim Brigade.
- Legislators face a parallel path as Degel HaTorah green-lights a vote and the bill currently being deliberated aims to address Haredi service, while the court's pending assessment remains unresolved.
- Senior Haredi leaders responded by saying Agudat Yisrael urged to 'pass a law regulating the status of yeshiva students immediately,' while Minister Ofir Sofer said `The State of Israel needs soldiers and fighters, we need deeds and not wasting time.
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Top court orders Netanyahu gov't to take criminal action against Haredi IDF draft dodgers
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Supreme Court Orders Government to Crack Down on Haredi Draft Evasion
JERUSALEM – Israel’s Supreme Court delivered a sweeping unanimous ruling Wednesday, directing the government to end broad draft exemptions for Haredi men and begin enforcing criminal and economic measures against those who refuse to enlist. The state was given 45 days to present a workable plan. The justices wrote that the government cannot continue exempting […]
Israeli Supreme Court to gov’t: Take criminal action against Haredi draft-dodgers
The court ruled unanimously that the government must end Haredi draft exemptions and benefits for yeshiva students who refuse to enlist.The post Israeli Supreme Court to gov’t: Take criminal action against Haredi draft-dodgers appeared first on JNS.org.
Israeli Supreme Court to gov’t: Take criminal action against Haredi draft-dodgers
The court ruled unanimously that the government must end Haredi draft exemptions and benefits for yeshiva students who refuse to enlist.The post Israeli Supreme Court to gov’t: Take criminal action against Haredi draft-dodgers appeared first on JNS.org.
Supreme court orders haredi draft enforcement policy within 45 days
The Supreme Court, acting in its capacity as the High Court of Justice, unanimously ordered the state Wednesday to produce an effective policy within 45 days, including economic sanctions to crack down on Haredi draft-dodging. This ruling came after the Degel HaTorah party decided Wednesday morning to give a green light to voting for a new bill aimed at introducing new mandatory service for Haredi men. The Supreme Court determined that the state…
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