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Israel Seeks Court Approval for Harsher Sanctions on Haredi Men Evading Military Service

Israel's Attorney General has informed the High Court of Justice that military draft evasion has escalated to 110,000 individuals who are violating the law by not enlisting in the IDF. According to Globes, approximately 60% of these individuals are from the Haredi community, whose conscription was previously deferred or frozen, and an additional 21% are estimated to be from the Haredi public.

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01Israel's Attorney General informed the High Court of Justice that 110,000 individuals are currently evading military conscription.
02According to Globes, approximately 60% of the draft dodgers are from the Haredi community, with an additional 21% estimated to be from the Haredi public.
03The Attorney General urged the court to consider additional economic sanctions to increase deterrence against evading military service.
04The state has blocked daycare subsidies for 730 applicants whose parents are draft dodgers since August 2026.
05The Attorney General criticized the government for failing to revoke property tax benefits for draft dodgers due to political inaction.
06Out of 79,835 conscription notices sent to two age cohorts in 2024-2025, 48,278 individuals were officially declared draft dodgers.
07Haredi enlistment for the 2025 draft year rose by 65% from the previous year, with 4,298 individuals enlisting.
08According to Al-Shams, the arrest of yeshiva students refusing to enlist has sparked large protests and clashes, including in Modi'in.

The Attorney General criticized the government for failing to fully utilize enforcement tools to revoke financial benefits for draft dodgers, noting that the state has not yet revoked property tax benefits due to government inaction. While daycare subsidies have been blocked for 730 applicants whose parents are draft dodgers since August 2026, she urged the court to consider imposing additional economic sanctions to strengthen deterrence.

Official figures for 2024-2025 show that out of 79,835 conscription notices sent to two age cohorts, only 11,283 reported for duty, 4,026 were deferred, 48,278 were declared draft dodgers, and 18,952 are in an intermediate status. Although Haredi enlistment for the 2025 draft year rose by 65% to 4,298 individuals, tensions remain high, with Al-Shams reporting recent large protests and clashes in several cities, including Modi'in, over the arrest of young men refusing to enlist.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 08:07

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