Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsOf the current 39,621 draft dodgers, 75 percent are Haredi, according to IDF data; while officials indicate an increase in ultra-Orthodox recruits, continued evasion could 'push army forces to its limits': the attorney general emphasized the importance of police enforcement against dodgersShare 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanitand Yael Freidson08:11 PM • May 31 2026 IDTIsrael's top lawyer said on Sunday that most Israelis who evade the mandatory military draft are ultra-Orthodox, but only sixteen indictments have been filed against Haredi draft dodgers, amid discussions on a High Court of Justice ruling calling on the state to enforce the mandatory draft law. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIsrael High CourtAttorney General of IsraelIsraeli politicsIDFHaredim CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahGazaIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAG Decries Low Indictment Rate for Haredi Draft Dodgers Despite Top Court RulingAG Opposes Appointment of PM Office's Acting Head Suspected in Corruption Affair'I Read Every Word She Ever Wrote': Alan Berliner on Making His Film 'BENITA'The Art of the Unpaid Denarius: Tax Evasion in Ancient RomeUkrainian Refugee Jailed by Israel Police for a Month Without QuestioningRemembering 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 XNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesPentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War