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IDF Targets Draft Dodgers Heading to Rosh Hashanah Pilgrimage

8/30/2025

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The IDF intends to arrest ultra-Orthodox men avoiding draft orders at ports, including Ben Gurion Airport, en route to Uman, Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah.
Breslov rabbis advise followers to forgo the pilgrimage to prevent arrests and drafting.
The government states it cannot intervene in law enforcement actions against draft dodgers.

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The IDF intends to arrest ultra-Orthodox men avoiding draft orders at ports, including Ben Gurion Airport, en route to Uman, Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah.
Breslov rabbis advise followers to forgo the pilgrimage to prevent arrests and drafting.
The government states it cannot intervene in law enforcement actions against draft dodgers.