M.K. Yaakov Porush has asked Prime Minister Netanyahu to halt the arrest of Haredi draft evaders, arguing that the state claims it lacks prison space for Palestinian security prisoners yet finds resources to detain yeshiva students. His appeal follows the State Comptroller's report on security prisoner detention.
M.K. Yaakov Porush (United Torah Judaism) has formally asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease proactive arrests of Haredi men evading military conscription, arguing the state cannot justify detaining yeshiva students when it publicly claims its prison system is overstretched by Palestinian security prisoners. Porush's letter follows the publication of the State Comptroller's report on the Israel Prison Service's handling of security detainees — a report that highlighted overcrowding and management failures. Porush seized on the contradiction: the same government that pleads insufficient capacity for security prisoners somehow marshals budgets, personnel, and motivation to arrest yeshiva students and kollel scholars. His demand extends a broader political clash over the Haredi draft, which has seen senior police officials also urge a halt to proactive arrests to cool public tensions. The comptroller's report, released June 9, prompted the IDF to issue a response, but the policy on Haredi conscription remains unresolved and politically charged.
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- DevelopingHaredi protesters try to block extradition of draft evaders to military police in Jerusalem
- StrongHundreds of Haredim block police in Ashdod to prevent arrest of draft deserter — who is not Haredi
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