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IDF Launches Bold Recruitment Drive for Ultra-Orthodox Men

7/6/2025

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The IDF Manpower Directorate is taking bold steps to recruit ultra-Orthodox men, with 54,000 draft orders set to be dispatched to deserters by the end of the month. After three orders, these individuals will face desertion labels. In response to prison overcrowding, new facilities are under consideration, while a program enabling deserters to enlist without facing jail time will debut in September.

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Story summary

The IDF Manpower Directorate is taking bold steps to recruit ultra-Orthodox men, with 54,000 draft orders set to be dispatched to deserters by the end of the month. After three orders, these individuals will face desertion labels. In response to prison overcrowding, new facilities are under consideration, while a program enabling deserters to enlist without facing jail time will debut in September.