Yossi Levi, CEO of the Netzach Yehuda association and a reserve infantry battalion commander, and Elchanan Wasserman, former head of the recruitment section in the Hashmonaim Brigade, stated clearly in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee that the arrest of draft evaders does not lead to Haredi enlistment, according to a report.
Yossi Levi, CEO of the Netzach Yehuda association and a reserve infantry battalion commander, and Elchanan Wasserman, former head of the recruitment section in the Hashmonaim Brigade, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee on Thursday that arrests of draft evaders are not an effective tool for recruiting Haredi soldiers. The statement was made during a committee hearing on Haredi conscription. The Zioneer has previously reported on the ongoing debate over Haredi enlistment, including testimony from IDF and other officials.
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