A chareidi male who reported to an IDF induction center to serve is being charged with being AWOL (Absent Without Official Leave). The military attorney for the young avreich explains his client was unaware of his AWOL status while working as a Chabad shaliach abroad. The young man explained that he was unaware that he was viewed as being AWOL, but his words fell on deaf ears. The military prosecutor is seeking a jail term to set an example of the avreich.
The young man flew abroad after completing school, working with Chabad, unaware that when he left the country he would be regarded as being AWOL. He returned in October 2013 and reported to an induction center. He was incarcerated despite explaining he never received a call-up order or any military paperwork indicating he was required to report for duty. It appears the induction order with his name on it was sent to an incorrect address, but this does not appear to matter to the prosecution, who seeks to make an example of him, the Walla News report explains.
The avreich’s attorney intervened and he was permitted to begin a chareidi basic training program in one of the Shachar programs tailored for chareidim. He was also permitted furloughs from prison and during this time period, he was married. Now, after being married and doing the basic training the army wishes to lock him up to send a message to others despite reports from the soldiers superiors that he shows high motivation and taking action against him may not be the wisest move.
The soldier is scheduled to appear before the Jaffa Military Court on Thursday, 6 Adar 1 5774 at which time the prosecution will demand that he is sentenced to prison despite the defense explaining such a move “will prevent the soldier from stimulating other avreichim to join the military and follow his example”.
Responding to the report the IDF Spokesman explains he was classified as being AWOL for being abroad for 21 months despite evidence showing he was summoned to report. The spokesman ignores the matter of the incorrect mailing address.
Defense attorney Colonel Asher Halprin explains the soldier is exemplary, remaining highly motivated and an example to others despite the ordeal, explaining a jail sentence will be counterproductive.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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May the current month of Adar portend good news for this soldier in court to be victorious and entirely spared from jail time. B’H it is not the month of Ov as he goes into court.
Under zionist law, refusal to serve in the military results in one being considered to have been inducted, and therefore having been AWOL or having deserted – these are military offenses without right of a trial by a non-military court. While in the United States this would be considered trying a civilian by a military court (and a gross anathema under American civil liberties law), I believe some western countries that were more into militarism than the USA did routinely try draft resistors in military “courts”.
There is a draft in Israel. There is no room for Oiber Chachumim! Everyone knows that when you turn 17 you receive your draft notice. It is the onus of the individual to make it to the draft office. The individual will do time, no doubt.
And the tziyonim wonder why Frum Jews refuse to enlist under their draft? This is one of the many reasons.
Thank you for the reminders Zionists.
I thought the memshala said that Chabad shlichus is equal to military service. If he was on shlichus, why are they persecuting/prosecuting him?
To stupid hagadol why לפיד שר”י ימש”ו did not serve in actual combat in the front line he did his serves as a reporter in the צבא like all the upper class in tel Aviv just the חרדים they want to שמד in the צבא we were in ארץ ישראל before the ציונים came Iwas born came to the u.s went ttoישיבה but the did not catch me till2 yyears I am 60 now so they wanted me to get a passport from them they didn’t wanna let me out ב”ה they could not force me
akuperma
Are you the spokesperson for the Iranian government?
You certainly sound like it.
#2 akuperma – you’re wrong again. One who goes AWOL in the US is charged under military rules, including a general court marshal if appropriate. Inconvenient facts again, huh?
an Israeli Yid
So das emes. How many generations back in the Lapid family do you need to go before you find a shomer torah umitvos? Do you know or do you care? But you are very quick to unleash every curse that’s on your mind on this tinuk shenidhba. But guess what he did, he followed the law. Something that everyone must do. If this person who claims to have been on shlichus would have played by the rules, received his dichuy he would not be in this predicament. But for some reason you believe in lawlessness, I wonder how Emes fits in here.
U stupid if u r not with the so called Israel government u r with the Iranian government what dos 1 have to do with the other one
JoMo – I believe that in Iran (at least under the Shah), it was similar to Israel, in that civilians could be tried by the military. I myself prefer the traditional American system under which a military court can never try a civilian (putting me in the same class as people such as Rand Paul and the ACLU – right-wing libertarians and civil libertarian seem to agree on this one). Under the sorts of laws in the United States, which conscription off and on during the 20th century before thinking better of it, the young man would be charged in a civilian court and probaby acquitted since he had no criminal intent and was guilty only of not understanding the paperwork for his exemption (which would have been recognized)- under a traditional American-style civil liberties based system, lack of criminal intent is usually decisive.