Haredi suspect found to be draft dodger after being detained over disruptively loud noise - report

Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsThe suspect was released approximately half an hour later, before the Military Police could arrive, an organization that aids haredi draft dodgers stated.Follow us on GoogleHaredi protesters gather to demand the release of a draft dodger, Ahisamach, August 9, 2026.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)ByTZVI JASPERAUGUST 9, 2026 13:10A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man was detained in Ahisamach under suspicion of causing disruptively loud noise, following which the police discovered that he was a draft dodger, N12 reported on Sunday.The suspect was released approximately half an hour later, before the Military Police could arrive, an organization that aids haredi draft dodgers stated.N12 also reported that, after the man was arrested, word spread among the haredi community, and a large group arrived at the area to pressure police to release the suspect.Haredi men are seen protesting the effort to draft ultra-Orthodox Israelis into the IDF. (credit: FLASH90)Netanyahu says draft evaders will 'enlist or go to prison'Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told officials that if re-elected, he would not advance the contentious law that seeks to freeze the arrests of haredi draft evaders, which his coalition recently passed last month.Netanyahu said the legislation was unsuccessful and that it would be discontinued in the next government, according to a KAN report.The report further added that Netanyahu had said draft evaders who do not study Torah will either “enlist or go to prison.”Keshet Neev, James Genn, and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.Follow us on Google