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Fifty Hasidic Men Detained at Ben-Gurion Airport Over Draft Evasion Suspicions
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Fifty Chabad Hasidic men were detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on Tuesday after arriving from New York, suspected of draft evasion. The IDF confiscated passports and detained several individuals identified as "deserters." While many have been released, some remain in military custody. This event occurs amid ongoing tensions regarding military service exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox community.
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- Fifty Chabad Hasidic men were detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on suspicion of draft evasion.
- The IDF confiscated passports and detained several individuals upon their arrival from New York.
- Many of the detained men have reportedly been released, while others are in military custody.
- The IDF had advance notice of the group's arrival.
- The incident occurs amid broader tensions over draft exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox.
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