Yeshiva Students Arrested, Sentenced to 20 Days in Military Prison Until Election Day
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Two yeshiva students, Eliahu Debah and Yakir Ralbag, were sentenced to 20 days in military prison until election day following their arrests. The detentions are part of a broader effort to enforce conscription against Haredi draft dodgers. In protest, Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, a leader of the Jerusalem Faction, has called for large demonstrations across Israel on Wednesday.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two yeshiva students were sentenced to 20 days in military prison until election day.
- The arrests are part of increased enforcement against Haredi draft dodgers.
- 64 draft dodgers reportedly left Israel undetected and were arrested upon return.
- Rabbi Azriel Auerbach called for large protests against the detentions.
- Protests are scheduled for Wednesday in Jerusalem and the Gush Dan area.
Two yeshiva students arrested this week have been sentenced to 20 days in military prison, with their sentences set to conclude on election day. Eliahu Debah, arrested in Beersheba, and Yakir Ralbag, a student at the Hebron Knesset Yisrael yeshiva arrested in Eilat, were both tried and received the same sentence. Lawyers from aid organizations are working to shorten their detention periods.
These arrests occur against the backdrop of the Attorney General's demand to intensify enforcement of conscription against draft-dodging Haredim. It was revealed in a hearing that 64 draft dodgers have managed to leave the country undetected and were only apprehended upon their return to Israel.
In response to the arrests, Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, leader of the Jerusalem Faction, has called for large-scale protests to be held on Wednesday in the Gush Dan and Jerusalem areas. The protests are organized by the Committee to Save the World of Torah and are a response to the detention of yeshiva students and kollel members by military authorities for "the sin of studying Torah and their abandonment by the Haredi establishment." Rabbi Auerbach criticized those who previously pledged support for the students but have now remained silent.
The planned protest is expected to be one of the largest in recent times, following a smaller protest in August where dozens blocked roads against the arrest of yeshiva students. The current wave of arrests has raised fears of further detentions.
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