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- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said ultra-Orthodox Israelis make up over 80% of draft evaders and called for arrests.
- About 50,000 of the 60,000 identified evaders last year were ultra-Orthodox, roughly 83% of the total.
- Police announced new orders in May to detain draft dodgers and await Military Police pickup.
- Likud helped pass laws declaring Torah study a foundational value and freezing arrests of Haredi evaders.
