Leaders of Haredi yeshivas told Prime Minister Netanyahu that the wave of arrests targeting draft evaders is undermining their educational framework, according to Amit Segal (N12). They are calling for a one-year emergency legislative measure to halt all arrests, during which they will work to formulate a permanent solution.
Leaders of Haredi yeshivas — distinct from the hesder (religious-Zionist military-service) framework — have directly appealed to Prime Minister Netanyahu, warning that the current enforcement campaign is destabilizing their institutions. According to political reporter Amit Segal (N12), the yeshiva heads delivered a message to the prime minister characterizing the arrests as undermining 'our enterprise' and demanding a legislative emergency clause to suspend all such arrests for one year.
The group pledged to use the year-long freeze to negotiate a permanent arrangement. The appeal comes amid growing friction in the coalition over the Haredi draft issue. As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Netanyahu has been advancing a separate initiative to freeze draft-evader enforcement, and senior police officials have also urged a halt to proactive arrests.
The demand is based on a single source — Segal's report — and the nature of the meeting (whether it was a formal delegation or a message relayed) remains unspecified. No response from the prime minister's office has been reported yet.
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