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High Court Denies Welfare to Draft-Dodging Ultra-Orthodox Men

4/27/2026

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Lando Condemns Ruling

Degel HaTorah leader Rabbi Dov Lando called the High Court’s draft-evasion ruling “wicked” and warned of divine judgment.
Israel’s High Court ordered the government to deny welfare benefits to ultra-Orthodox men who avoid military service.
Enrollment is expected to rise because the ruling will not affect yeshiva study, Lando said.
Lando urged the government to arrange exemptions rather than impose difficulties on the community.

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Lando Condemns Judiciary

Rabbi Dov Lando denounced the judiciary as wicked during a passionate Ponovezh Yeshiva address, invoking his own youth.
The speaker asserted that yeshiva students will refuse army service under any law.
He urged the Haredi community to expand Torah study, increase learners, and build more houses.
Lando warned judicial decrees vanish like wind and promised comfort from source if authorities persist.

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Lando Condemns Ruling

Degel HaTorah leader Rabbi Dov Lando called the High Court’s draft-evasion ruling “wicked” and warned of divine judgment.
Israel’s High Court ordered the government to deny welfare benefits to ultra-Orthodox men who avoid military service.
Enrollment is expected to rise because the ruling will not affect yeshiva study, Lando said.
Lando urged the government to arrange exemptions rather than impose difficulties on the community.

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