Current sectionIsrael NewsLegal advisers warned that not enforcing the law on Haredi draft evaders violates the principal of equality before the lawShare 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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel11:16 AM • July 13 2026 IDTA Knesset committee approved on Sunday a proposal to halt the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, advancing it for second and third votes. Eight Knesset members supported the proposal, while seven opposed it.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIDFIsraeli politicsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaGraham PlatnerBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I SawIran Strikes U.S. Bases Across Gulf as Fight Over Hormuz EscalatesEurope's Smallest Jewish Community Gets a New Home and Geothermal MikvahIsrael Killed Khamenei and Strengthened the Regime It Sought to DestroyHow Netanyahu's Court Pundit Is Sabotaging Israeli JournalismRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA