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Rabbi Yaakov Medan Urges Drafting Haredim but Opposes Their Arrests
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First reported by Arutz Sheva · 22 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Yaakov Medan calls for drafting Haredi Jews into the IDF but opposes their arrests, warning such measures deepen alienation and harm recruitment. He supports economic sanctions over forced detention and highlights the conflict young Haredim face between obeying religious leaders and state law.
- 01Rabbi Medan says Jewish law requires Torah scholars to serve in the IDF.
- 02He opposes arresting Haredim draft refusers, calling it coercion of conscience.
- 03Medan criticizes procedural flaws in the law and government’s weak court defense.
- 04He warns arrests deepen alienation and could reduce military enlistment.
- 05Medan supports economic sanctions but rejects forced detention of Haredim.
- 06Legal experts say the Supreme Court may annul the law on equality grounds.
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