Yeshivah bochurim who received draft notices from the IDF but failed to appear at enlistment centers received warning calls on Wednesday.
In the calls, they were told they could face an arrest warrant if they fail to report to the enlistment center within 48 hours.
Ynet reported that recently the IDF has attempted to reach out to young Chareidim and convince them to enlist but this is the first time the army is using the threats of sanctions and criminal proceedings against those who fail to respond to draft orders.
One of the Chareidim told Ynet: “They called me from the IDF’s Chareidi division, saying there were two orders I didn’t show up for. I told them that just as they have a commander telling them what to do, my commander is the Rav and he told me not to enlist. They said I need to report within 48 hours or an arrest warrant would be issued against me.”
In recent months, the IDF has issued over a thousand initial draft summons to young Chareidim but only about 70 reported to enlistment centers.
A senior figure in the Chareidi parties said: “Everything depends on the will of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who can stop this farce at any moment. The Likud party and its leader cannot evade responsibility, claiming it doesn’t concern them. Ultimately, they will bear the consequences of this move and its implications.”
Of course, the government is powerless in the face of the real rulers of the state: Attorney-General Gali Bahariv-Miara and the Supreme Court.
An IDF spokesperson responded to an inquiry, stating: “Individuals summoned for military service who did not show up are committing an offense of unauthorized absence from service, will be declared as draft dodgers, and are subject to enforcement proceedings per the law.”
It should be noted that as part of the enforcement process, the draft dodger could be arrested and prevented from leaving the country.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Ooo I hate tzionim!
DON’T CAPITULATE TO THE ERUV RAV!!
ימח שמם
Finally, there seems to be some effort to implement the law. With a ground war increasingly likely in the North, the IDF will need more bodies to perform unskilled tasks that will free up soldiers to engage in combat operations.
The medina is now in the גסיסה stage so they are going wild and trying everything they can, just as it says in chazal that the satan will go mad at the end of days and create reaaly hard nisyonot etc.
The Zionists are just begging G-d to end the Zionist nightmare forever, even as they are engaged in multiple wars. What an idol.
Yeah, it will be so wonderful when the horrible Medina collapses and the Arabs come from North and South. And all the heiligah Yidden will be saved, b’zechus Hatorah. What a glorious day that will be. I can’t wait.
Definitely stupid for them to be doing this now when they are in such need of סייעתא דשמיא. All the בני תורה should come to America and learn here.
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
(Mishlei)
Knowing this, should we allow the wicked to destroy the Land as we sit on the bench, and watch?
Rav shach tood Rav Ausband that if need be the yeshivos will move to the United States.
make america great again
I think what happened here is that a Tzioni snitched on us and he told the Israeli army that a lot of Bachurim are just playing around meaning they show up to Seder late and of course a few coffees and maybe a few danishes and then Mincha, 2 1/2 hr Bain Hasedorim and the bulletin board and Shiduchim and etc.
This is pure
מוציא שם רע
99% of the students are serious learners.
Also the story of Kamtza Bar Kamtza that snitcher lied and then came the
חורבן
Irak (Iraq?)
How did the “Medina” do on October 7th? Oh yeah THEY DROPPED THE BALL!
Who were the ones that got saved THE שומרי שבת!
“Who were the ones that got saved THE שומרי שבת!”
There were plenty of shomer shabbos who were killed r”l.
” if need be the yeshivos will move to the United States.”
If you believe that there will be funding to move 100,000 or more families to the USA, and that the USA will be willing to give green cards for this trip, then you are seriously naive. Also, if they truly believe that limud Torah protects eretz Yisrael, then how selfish is that, that they would leave E”Y, rendering it unprotected.
“99% of the yeshiva students are serious learners….”
And Agudah will be sponsoring next year’s Pride parade in Yerushalayim.
Any other breaking news???
They’ll have to build more prisons.
Unfortunately it’s this giant war of Jews against Jews that’s really going to be the cause of our destruction. You have so many people who call themselves religious that have zero value for the learning of a holy Torah and call the ones who study it time wasters and parasites. Nothing about the existence of that land and our thriving there makes any logical sense, only by people following the holy laws of God and studying how to be a real Jew is what’s keeping our existence there. We need to pray and learn more than ever and not fight, the left is fighting us enough we don’t need fights from religious people who lost sight of what’s right
The only thing one can say is
Giiiivalt
Is there a more evil lib than a tzioni?
This amounts to the greatest Hillul HaShem in our history. Remember who the Torah exempts from war! Does anyone have an alternative text?
Well, you could consider not taking any money from the EVIL LIB TZIONIM before you decide to curse them for not doing exactly what you want, right? Do you really think it’s a morally sustainable position to require them to pay you and you also don’t participate in defense of the nation?
Oh, that’s right – you do defend the nation. Somehow, your learning protects the whole country from the arabs, but doesn’t seem to protect you from the EVIL LIB TZIONIM. You’ll have to explain that one to us.
Doesn’t their learning in prison also protect the country?
BS”D
What happens if the thousands of bnei Torah just don’t show up for the draft, perhaps joined by others, who see that thousands of soldiers have been killed and maimed in this “war” for no purpose?
avraham, if 99% are serious learners then that’s wonderful, and those should not be recruited. But the other 1% belong in the army.
And I think you’ll find that it’s a bit more than 1%.
What about arresting all the upper echelon who did not show up on the 7th October first.
First lets arrest the upper echelon of the army who did not show up on the 7th Oct
Build tent camps down near Shizafon for the ones arrested, and they and their leaders can sit and learn there – after all, it says that when a Talmid has to go into Galus, his Rav has to go with him. They should be nice and safe there too, far from Gaza and Lebanon, though admittedly without the creature comforts of home. But that’s exactly the point, right? True Torah dedication requires a diet of bread and salt, drinking water only, and sleeping on the ground – no fancy air conditioning, no Thursday night cholent parties – and this true Torah learning, from wherever it is, can be just as efficacious at providing hagana v’hatzala as if it were taking place in Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, or Rechasim. So, go for it – it’s a chance to emulate R’ Akiva by showing true dedication to Torah (minus the red-hot iron combs, of course).
an Israeli Yid
For the sake of G d get these Jew haters off of your page referring to those who are saying down with the
state of Israel down with them
@avraham. His name is Avigdor Lieberman. He wasn’t totally wrong either. We should take the mussar (even from him) and improve things.
Whatever one’s outlook on drafting yeshiva students, the IDF or even the State of Israel, the rhetoric expressed in these comments is unacceptable. Need I remind everyone we are approaching Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Using terms such as: “Zionist nightmare”, “Horrible Medina”, “Erev Rav”, “ימח שמם”, or “greatest Hillul HaShem in our history” are not only unacceptable but factually incorrect. Whatever the original Secular Zionists intended all those years ago has become irrelevant. The idea of Jewish nationalism aka “Zionism” has evolved into something none of imagined. I don’t know where the commenters live, but I have been living in E”Y for over 35 years and have witnessed amazing things.
How can the State of Israel be evil, if it facilitates the building up our Holy land? Or makes it possible for more people to learn Torah and live Torah observant lives, than in any time in our history? And please don’t tell me it’s “Ma’ase Satan”. Whatever people say or do, remember Hashem controls this world. If he wants Israel to have a Torah observant army he will get one. Who are we to question his process? Shana Tova to all of Klal Yisrael.
@chaim_baruch – thank you for the honest observations of facts on the ground in Israel today – something many of the commentators here, sitting in Lakewood, Boro Park, or Monsey just don’t see.
Gut Shabbos,
an Israeli Yid
@milhouse it doesn’t make a difference if 99% don’t learn a word it is still assur to join the army. Saying that someone who doesn’t learn should join the army is like saying baley batim should go to Vegas or church.
“Saying that someone who doesn’t learn should join the army is like saying baley batim should go to Vegas or church…”
Not sure about “church” but nearly 100,000 yidden live in the Las Vegas metro area including many frum….there are yeshivos, mikvahs, restaurants with great hashgacha, etc. Most important, Naki,you can be sure that all your Vegas lashon harah and pritzus will stay in Vegas.
I’m well aware my nephew was in the chofetz chaim there. I just assumed you were capable of understanding what part of Vegas I was referring to. I knew some cringy Zionist would respond something like that.
It’s heartbreaking to see the postings here. Engaging in conversation like this on such a platform feels like a big chilul Hashem (on both sides of the debate)
Just want readers to understand that the ugliness here is representative of a loud and boisterous minority – most people aren’t creating logins to comment on yeshiva world and participate in such discussion. This is not what klal yisrael is about.