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Netanyahu Calls Draft Evasion Arrests Unacceptable, Warns Bennett

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the October 20 arrests of Haredi men for draft evasion unacceptable.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned he would cut subsidies to the Haredi community if evasion persists.
A 2024 Supreme Court ruling now requires Haredi men to be drafted with other Jewish youth.
In July 2026 the government passed a law temporarily preventing arrests of draft evaders.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the October 20 arrests of Haredi men for draft evasion unacceptable.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned he would cut subsidies to the Haredi community if evasion persists.
A 2024 Supreme Court ruling now requires Haredi men to be drafted with other Jewish youth.
In July 2026 the government passed a law temporarily preventing arrests of draft evaders.