Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePolice Commissioner Danny Levy in Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox city in central Israel, in February. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumAfter he sided with a High Court ruling that police must arrest draft dodgers, the ultra-Orthodox public marked Police Commissioner Danny Levy as a target. The pressure worked, and now officers are unsure whether their role is to enforce the law or to ignore itJosh Breiner07:30 PM • May 30 2026 IDTPolice Commissioner Danny Levy succumbed on Friday to pressure from representatives of the ultra-Orthodox public and opened an investigation into the arrest of a Haredi draft dodger earlier that day.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtUltra-OrthodoxIDFIsrael policeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastMiami's Mutra Becomes First Kosher Restaurant to Win Michelin StarIsraeli Soldiers Say Gaza Killings Continued Despite Cease-fireThey Fled Putin's Russia for Israel – and Could Swing the Election24-year-old Man Fatally Shot in Northern Israel, Bringing Homocide Toll to 1333 Israelis Who Campaigned for the Hostages' Return Reflect on Trump and GriefRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian Authority'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections