Netanyahu comes out against arrest of Haredi draft dodgers as 42 detained at airport

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2026 11:15 am

Via The Times of Israel

Arrests are 'deliberate attempt to harm the process of drafting Haredim without coercion,' PM claims; 40 of detainees freed after pledging to enlist; ultra-Orthodox MKs decry 'political intereference'; opposition leaders slam premier

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Israel Inside, Benjamin Netanyahu, ultra-Orthodox draft, IDF Israel Defense Forces, Yoaz Hendel, HaMiluimnikim (“The Reservists”) Party, Chabad Lubavitch, draft evasion, Shas party, UTJ United Torah Judaism party, 2026 Israeli election

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