The Association of Haredi Yeshiva Heads issued a statement Sunday morning directly rebutting journalist Ben Caspit, who had claimed no such organization exists. The group thanked PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister for adopting their position to halt arrests of yeshiva students, which they said harms Haredi enlistment. They urged advancing a legislative framework before the Knesset disperses.
The Association of Haredi Yeshiva Heads issued a pointed rebuttal Sunday morning to journalist Ben Caspit, who earlier that day had claimed on air that the organization does not exist. The association's leaders — an umbrella group for yeshivas that combine Torah study with military service (Hesder) within the Haredi community — released a statement thanking Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Defense Minister for adopting their position to halt the arrest of yeshiva students. Such arrests, the group argued, are counterproductive and only deter Haredi men from enlisting.
The statement calls for advancing what they describe as the only legally viable framework: a freeze on arrests alongside expanded recruitment tracks tailored for Haredi youth, and progress on a draft law before the Knesset disperses. The declaration lands amid a broader political struggle over Haredi enlistment, with Netanyahu last Saturday suggesting a temporary pause in enforcement to reach broad agreements. As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, the arrest campaign has generated growing pushback from Haredi leaders, politicians, and police officials, with senior police figures also urging a halt to proactive arrests to ease tensions.
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