Netanyahu Intervenes in Detention of Haredi Draft Dodgers at Ben Gurion Airport
Translated & summarized from Vesty by baba
Dozens of Haredi Chabad students were detained at Ben Gurion Airport on October 20 for draft evasion upon returning from the U.S. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his disagreement with the arrests and suggested a potential law exempting the ultra-Orthodox from service. Former PM Naftali Bennett criticized the move as a political deal. The group of around 40 students had been studying in the U.S., and some had their passports seized.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Dozens of Haredi Chabad students were detained at Ben Gurion Airport for draft evasion on October 20.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opposes the arrests and may support an exemption law for the ultra-Orthodox.
- Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Netanyahu of a political deal involving draft evasion.
- The detained students had returned from a year of study at a Chabad center in the U.S.
- Some of the students had their passports confiscated by authorities.
Dozens of Hasidic students from the Chabad movement were detained on October 20 at Ben Gurion Airport upon their return from the United States, suspected of evading military conscription. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Kol Barama radio that he disagreed with the arrests of the Haredi draft dodgers. He indicated that he might consider demands from religious parties to pass a law exempting ultra-Orthodox individuals from military service, even before his government is sworn in. Media reports suggest the group consists of approximately 40 Hasidim who had been studying at a Chabad center in the U.S. for a year. Upon arrival, border control identified them as draft dodgers, and some had their passports confiscated. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reacted to the situation, stating, "Bibi's deal with Derri is revealed, draft evasion in exchange for power."
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