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Former draft chief urges families not to hide medical or personal information from the IDF
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First reported by Mako · Jun 25, 2026
What happened
Former IDF enlistment center commander Beni Dor says draft candidates and their parents should not hide medical, emotional, or family information from the army. He says enlistment issues should be raised early, because the process can take months or more than a year, and warns against inventing exemption claims.
- 01Dor says parents, not just draft-age teens, usually manage enlistment problems.
- 02He urges full disclosure of medical and mental health issues to the IDF.
- 03He says enlistment cases can take months, sometimes more than a year.
- 04Dor rejects fabricated exemption requests and calls that approach unacceptable.
- 05He says Haredim must serve and that most legal enlistment consultations come from men.
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