Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIsrael's police commissioner announced last week a crackdown on enforcement of arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, after the blanket exemption for yeshiva students from military conscription expired in 2023Share 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 formatSubscribeAaron Rabinowitz, Josh Breiner, Yifat Reuvenand Yair Foldes07:21 PM • June 01 2026 IDTUltra-Orthodox protests erupted nationwide on Monday against police arrests of suspected IDF draft evaders, with demonstrators paralyzing key roads, blocking railway tracks and raiding police facilities.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIsrael protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahHaaretz BoycottGazaIsrael ElectionsDraft EvasionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNational Haredi Protests Disrupt Traffic Over Draft Evader Arrest CrackdownFor the Third Time: Police Officer Petitions Ben-Gvir Over Delayed PromotionThe Empty Triumph of Israel's Latest Conquest in LebanonIsraeli Attack on Beirut Will Likely End U.S.-Iran Cease-fire, Tehran WarnsGroundhog's Day in Lebanon: Waking Up in 1982Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian AuthorityIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War