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Netanyahu Vows No Draft Freeze Amid Haredi Street Blockade

8/3/2026

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Haredi protesters blocked Shivtei Israel Street in northern Jerusalem to denounce the IDF draft.
Israel Police deployed Special Patrol Unit and Border Police after the demonstrators refused to clear the road.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders if re-elected, will discontinue the temporary law, and warned evaders who do not study Torah must enlist or face prison.

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Haredi protesters blocked Shivtei Israel Street in northern Jerusalem to denounce the IDF draft.
Israel Police deployed Special Patrol Unit and Border Police after the demonstrators refused to clear the road.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will not freeze arrests of haredi draft evaders if re-elected, will discontinue the temporary law, and warned evaders who do not study Torah must enlist or face prison.