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Israel High Court Orders Draft Enforcement Plan by August 30

8/20/2026

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Israel’s High Court of Justice ordered the government to explain its failure to issue conscription orders to ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara urged renewed arrests and broader economic sanctions against draft evaders.
The court froze a law exempting Haredi yeshiva students from arrest after a July 28 hearing.
The IDF and police must submit an updated enforcement plan by August 30.

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Israel’s High Court of Justice ordered the government to explain its failure to issue conscription orders to ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students.
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara urged renewed arrests and broader economic sanctions against draft evaders.
The court froze a law exempting Haredi yeshiva students from arrest after a July 28 hearing.
The IDF and police must submit an updated enforcement plan by August 30.