Israel's Attorney General has sent a message to the government calling for expanded personal financial enforcement against Haredi draft evaders and a return to arrest proceedings, according to a report by Eli Hirshman (N12).
Israel's Attorney General has called on the government to intensify personal economic enforcement against Haredi yeshiva students who evade mandatory military service and to resume arrests, N12 correspondent Eli Hirshman reported Tuesday evening. The message marks a new push from the top legal official to move beyond the current policy, which has been criticized by coalition members as too lenient.
In July, the Attorney General submitted a position to the High Court of Justice arguing that the Knesset law freezing arrests of draft-evading Haredi students was unconstitutional and should be struck down, as The Zioneer reported at the time. Opposition figures, including Yisrael Beiteinu chairman Avigdor Liberman, have also denounced the freeze as protecting 'shirkers' while those who serve bear the national burden.
Tuesday's message goes further: it demands not only the lifting of the arrest moratorium but also the use of financial measures—likely seizure of funds, benefits, or fines—targeting individual evaders. The government has not yet responded publicly. The directive comes amid a broader political standoff over Haredi enlistment, a key coalition fault line that has triggered street protests and sharp public debate.
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