The plan, which will begin before the next
Knesset decides on a replacement of the expired Tal Law, will call 50
ultra-Orthodox men for service in the Border Police • New draftees said
to be slated for service in the Judea region.
Haredim near the Tel
Hashomer IDF Induction Center. [Illustrative]
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Photo credit: Moshe Shai  |
A civilian service program aiming to draft
ultra-Orthodox men of eligible age for military service into the Border
Police is set to begin in the near future. A civil service official told
Israel Hayom that 50 haredim (ultra-Orthodox) would be drafted into the
service in the first stage of the plan.
The plan will be implemented before the next
Knesset decides how to replace the Tal Law, which until now exempted
ultra-Orthodox men from military service, and which expired on Aug. 1.
The new Border Police unit comprised of haredi
men will operate in the Judea region as part of an overall plan to
prevent the infiltration of illegal immigrants into Jerusalem.
The special needs of haredi men were discussed
in recent meetings between National Civilian Service Administration
Director-General Sar-Shalom Jerbi and Border Police Commander Maj. Gen.
Yoram Halevi.
The plan to draft haredi men has surprised many in
ultra-Orthodox communities, who have consistently expressed their
opposition to any form of national service for yeshiva students,
especially service in Border Police units, with whom they have clashed
in the past during demonstrations.
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