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Ultra-Orthodox Initiative Distributes Funds to Yeshiva Students Jailed for Draft Evasion

An ultra-Orthodox initiative called "Kela 1000" distributed 147,000 shekels in Bnei Brak to yeshiva students jailed for draft evasion, awarding 1,000 shekels per day of imprisonment. The program, supported by mainstream rabbis, also held a similar event in Jerusalem in September.

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What happened

01An initiative named "Kela 1000" distributed 147,000 shekels to jailed yeshiva students in Bnei Brak.
02Recipients received 1,000 shekels for each day spent in military prison for draft evasion.
03The program is backed by mainstream ultra-Orthodox rabbis and aims to support those imprisoned.
04A similar event in Jerusalem in September also distributed funds to those released from military prison.
05The initiative operates amid ongoing controversy over yeshiva student conscription into the IDF.

These distributions occur amid ongoing tensions over the mandatory military service for yeshiva students and the enforcement of draft laws by Israeli security forces.

Translated and summarized by baba from Ice, the latest report. Read Ice’s original