Brig. Gen. Tayeeb, head of the IDF's Manpower Planning and Administration Division, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that halting arrests of yeshiva students who evade conscription would not bring new recruits and undermines enforcement as a necessary tool for implementing the draft law, according to Amit Segal (N12).
Brig. Gen. Tayeeb, head of the IDF's Manpower Planning and Administration Division, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday that freezing the arrest of yeshiva students who evade conscription would not bring new recruits the next day. He argued that enforcement tools are an essential component of the military's ability to fill its ranks under the Security Service Law, and that it is untenable for one group subject to the draft law to face no enforcement while another does.
The statement adds to growing institutional opposition to the bill. As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, another IDF representative told the same committee that canceling arrests would undermine conscription capacity. The Attorney General and Military Advocate General have also opposed the bill, warning it creates a bypass track around the conscription law. Tayeeb identified four factors affecting recruitment: adjustments the military has made, motivation, sanctions, and enforcement — characterizing the latter as indispensable.
2 developments
- StrongYeshiva directors raise new obstacle to Haredi draft arrest halt bill
- StrongIsraeli government secretary backs freeze on yeshiva student arrests, citing deterrence
- DevelopingCoalition sources: Defense Minister Katz blocking bill to freeze arrests of Haredi draft evaders
- StrongNetanyahu says arrests and jail deter Haredi enlistment, suggests temporary pause in drafting
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