Police Rabbi Seeks Meeting Between Commissioner and Haredi Mayors Over Draft Evader Arrests

Police Chief Rabbi, Chief Superintendent Rami Berakhyahu, has recently contacted several Haredi local authority leaders in an effort to arrange a joint meeting with them and Police Commissioner Danny Levy. According to the article, he told them that Levy wants to hear their concerns and announce a change in policy regarding arrests of Haredi draft evaders.

So far, the Haredi municipal leaders have refused the meeting. The initiative appears aimed at easing tensions over the handling of arrests connected to draft avoidance among Haredi men, an issue that has become politically and socially sensitive.

No meeting has been set yet, and the report does not say whether the commissioner plans to make any formal announcement. The outreach by Berakhyahu is the only concrete development described, and the mayors' rejection leaves the effort stalled for now.