Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityZamir said it is 'impossible' for the IDF to grant 'mass exemptions from criminal prosecution' while demanding 'unprecedented sacrifice from its personnel'Share 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 formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich09:28 PM • July 13 2026 IDTIDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said that the bill to freeze the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, which the Knesset is expected to vote on later this week, would increase inequality and harm the trust of those serving in the military. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFKnessetHaredim Israeli politicsIsraeli judiciary Eyal ZamirUltra-OrthodoxCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF Chief: Ultra-Orthodox Draft Freeze Will Deepen Inequality and Erode TrustU.S. State Secretary Rubio Vows to Dismantle the ICC 'Brick by Brick'Iran and Netanyahu Both Sow Conflict and Chaos Online Ahead of Israeli ElectionsEU Announces Billion-dollar Gaza Aid Package Designated for 'Recovery' ProjectsAfter Two Decades of Netanyahu, the Likud Party No Longer ExistsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderMade 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