Report: Ultra-Orthodox Draft Dodgers Receive Prison Pay
Translated & summarized from Panet by baba
An Israeli initiative named "Kela Alef" is reportedly paying ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers 1,000 shekels per day for time spent in jail. The program, backed by rabbis from Shas and Yahadut HaTorah, is estimated to involve tens of thousands of people. One individual recently received 12,000 shekels for 12 days of detention after refusing military enlistment.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- An initiative called "Kela Alef" reportedly pays ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers 1,000 shekels per day for jail time.
- The program is allegedly backed by rabbis from the Shas and Yahadut HaTorah parties.
- Tens of thousands of individuals are estimated to be involved in funding the initiative.
- A young man received 12,000 shekels for 12 days in jail after refusing military service.
An initiative called "Kela Alef," meaning "Prison of Alef," is reportedly paying ultra-Orthodox Jewish men who evade mandatory military service in Israel, according to Israeli Channel 13. The program allegedly provides 1,000 shekels for each day spent in detention for draft evasion. The report estimates that tens of thousands of individuals are involved, each contributing a small sum to fund the payments to draft dodgers. The initiative is said to be backed by a group of rabbis from the Shas and Yahadut HaTorah parties. In a recent case, a young ultra-Orthodox man who refused enlistment and spent 12 days in jail was reportedly paid 12,000 shekels.
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