US EditionHigh Court Lists Charedi Draft Evasion Sanctions, But Govt. Opposes Implementing Them
The court said the benefits must be tied to military service, and officials have 45 days to present an enforcement policy.
- On Sunday, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to cut financial benefits, including daycare and transport subsidies, for ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to answer conscription call-ups.
- Following the state's failure to implement a November 2025 enforcement order, the court mandated effective policy against draft evasion as Haredi men continued benefiting from expired exemptions.
- Within 21 days, the Israel Land Council must condition housing discounts on military service, while finance and transport ministers have 35 days to address public transport subsidies; compliance reports are due June 1.
- United Torah Judaism Party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf called the decision a 'black flag' and demanded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately pass legislation regulating the ultra-Orthodox draft.
- With about 80% of roughly 76,000 declared draft evaders being Haredi, the court stressed these measures are a 'first step' toward enforcing the rule of law amid ongoing security needs.
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High Court Lists Charedi Draft Evasion Sanctions, But Govt. Opposes Implementing Them
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israeli High Court demanded on Sunday that the government implement effective sanctions against the charedim who are eligible for military draft in accordance with the current law, which has no exemption for yeshiva students of draft age. The court also slammed the police for failing to enforce the law and detain […]
Israel court orders to penalize ultra-Orthodox who refuse draft
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the state to cut financial benefits to ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to answer conscription call-ups. “Since no concrete steps have been proposed indicating an intention to enforce the obligation to enlist… there is no alternative but to order practical measures,” the court said in its ruling. There is a long-standing exemption from compulsory national service for ultra-Orthodox men who engag…
Israel's top court rules government must sanction draft dodgers
The High Court of Justice ruled that the government must take concrete measures to enforce its previous ruling on the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men. The justices ordered certain state benefits to be canceled for draft dodgers
The Israeli Supreme Court this Sunday ordered the State to suspend the financial benefits to ultra-orthodox Jews who refuse to respond to calls for conscription for compulsory military service.
Israeli Supreme Court Demands Sanctions for Ultra-Orthodox Jews Who Fail to Fulfill Military Service
The Israeli Supreme Court has ordered the state to impose financial sanctions on ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse conscription. In 2024, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that ultra-Orthodox men must also be called up for the army, but in practice, this hardly ever happens. Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to delay legislation on the matter for as long as possible.
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