Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial03:07 AM • May 31 2026 IDTLeaders of the ultra-Orthodox public have recently marked a new enemy: police chief Danny Levy. The reason was his statement last week that the police would begin enforcing the law against Haredi men defined as deserters or draft evaders. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtUltra-OrthodoxIsrael policeIsraeli politicsHaredim CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Israeli Occupation's Appetite for More Knows No BoundsHormuz, Uranium and Billions of Dollars: Iran Isn't Rushing Toward a DealSeven Palestinians Wounded in West Bank Settler Raid, Some by IDF FireIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well UnderwayAnti-government Protests Held Across Israel, About 1,000 Rally in Tel AvivRemembering 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