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Hostage Forum Demands Apology Amid Haredi Draft Controversy

10/30/2025

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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has demanded an apology and NIS 400,000 ($123,000) from the Ateret Shlomo yeshiva in Beit Shemesh for misusing pro-hostage deal symbols.
The forum accused the yeshiva of using its materials to support Haredi draft dodgers.
A mass demonstration against Haredi conscription is planned following a High Court ruling that exemptions for full-time yeshiva students are illegal.
The IDF requires 12,000 recruits due to ongoing military challenges, yet many eligible ultra-Orthodox men remain unregistered.

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The Hostages and Missing Families Forum has demanded an apology and NIS 400,000 ($123,000) from the Ateret Shlomo yeshiva in Beit Shemesh for misusing pro-hostage deal symbols.
The forum accused the yeshiva of using its materials to support Haredi draft dodgers.
A mass demonstration against Haredi conscription is planned following a High Court ruling that exemptions for full-time yeshiva students are illegal.
The IDF requires 12,000 recruits due to ongoing military challenges, yet many eligible ultra-Orthodox men remain unregistered.