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Jewish News 24 · Aug 3, 2026

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a closed-door discussion on Sunday that the law freezing arrests of yeshiva draft evaders had failed to achieve its goal and will not be renewed in the next government. “Whoever does not study Torah will enlist - or go to prison," he said. According to a report by Kan News, Netanyahu explained that the law, passed as part of the government’s legislative blitz, was intended as a temporary solution to “lower the flames and increase the number of charedi recruits." However, he said the measure failed to meet its objectives.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a closed-door discussion on Sunday that the law freezing arrests of yeshiva draft evaders had failed to achieve its goal and will not be renewed in the next government. “Whoever does not study Torah will enlist - or go to prison," he said. According to a report by Kan News, Netanyahu explained that the law, passed as part of the government’s legislative blitz, was intended as a temporary solution to “lower the flames and increase the number of charedi recruits." However, he said the measure failed to meet its objectives.

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