US EditionMilitary Police Operation Targeting Yeshiva Students Infuriates Charedi Leaders
- On Tuesday, the Israeli military police conducted a nationwide operation detaining yeshiva students who evaded draft summons by not appearing at draft centers as instructed by religious leaders.
- The operation took place during a critical period of ongoing discussions regarding the Draft Law and followed multiple warnings from Charedi leaders, including Aryeh Deri, who cautioned that their parties would consider leaving the government if yeshiva students were detained.
- The IDF described the operation as routine and annual, targeting deserters and draft evaders from all sectors to enforce enlistment and send a deterrent message, while Charedi parties called it an unprecedented provocation.
- Senior UTJ leaders warned that even a single arrest of a yeshiva student would prompt their party to take swift action to destabilize and potentially dissolve the coalition, stressing their unwillingness to remain part of a government that undermines the interests of Torah scholars.
- As discussions between charedi parties, the Defense Ministry, and IDF continue, plans to expand conscription orders for charedim are under serious consideration, raising tensions with potential broad political fallout.
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Military Police Operation Targeting Yeshiva Students Infuriates Charedi Leaders
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a step which angered Charedi leaders, a military police operation targeting army deserters and draft evaders took place on Tuesday, and for the first time targeted yeshiva students who had not appeared at draft centers in accordance with the instructions of the Gedolim. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily […]
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