Hundreds of students at Jerusalem's Mir Yeshiva and additional yeshivas are receiving legal counsel in recent days on how to handle potential military arrest, according to a Channel 14 report. The guidance comes as the IDF's draft enforcement campaign against Haredi men who have not reported for service continues.
Channel 14 reported Tuesday evening that hundreds of married yeshiva scholars (avrechim) at the Mir Yeshiva and other major Jerusalem-area yeshivas are undergoing legal training sessions in preparation for potential military arrest. The sessions cover how to respond if military police arrive to detain them as part of the ongoing IDF draft enforcement campaign targeting Haredi men who have not reported for service. This development comes after weeks of rising tensions: over 120 alleged draft dodgers have been assigned to Haredi service tracks in recent weeks, at least 47 yeshiva students were reported held in Military Prison 4 as of last Thursday, and senior police officials have reportedly urged a halt to proactive arrests. The emergency legal preparations at the Mir Yeshiva follow an emergency assembly held there Sunday on the conscription crisis, which The Zioneer reported at the time. It remains unclear how many of the students receiving counsel have already received enlistment orders.
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