An 18-year-old yeshiva student refused to identify himself to police out of fear of arrest for draft desertion, and was tasered and wrestled to the ground during the confrontation, according to the student's own account in a video circulating on social media. Police have not issued a response to the incident. The post, which describes the police's conduct as treating the student "like a terrorist," reflects mounting Haredi anger at law enforcement amid the ongoing draft-enforcement campaign.
This incident adds a fresh flashpoint to the ongoing friction between Haredi communities and Israeli police over the IDF draft enforcement campaign. According to the student's account posted on social media, police confronted him for identification; he refused, fearing he would be arrested as a deserter, and was subsequently tasered and thrown to the ground. The post describes the treatment as akin to that of "a terrorist." Police have not commented on the specific incident.
The post, from a Haredi-oriented channel, frames the event as part of a broader pattern: since police escalated proactive arrests of draft evaders, the Haredi public increasingly views law enforcement as a hostile body, deterring victims from filing complaints. As The Zioneer reported earlier this month, senior police officials have themselves urged a halt to proactive arrests to lower tensions. No police response to this specific video has been received.
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