Netanyahu: "The arrests law did not succeed, whoever does not study Torah and does not enlist - will go to prison"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented in a closed discussion about the law exempting draft dodgers from arrest, and said: "It was intended to lower the flames and increase the number of enlistees in the Haredi…
Assessment
Prime Minister Netanyahu's private remarks signal a definitive post-election shift on ultra-Orthodox enlistment, abandoning the failed exemptions law for a full draft with criminal penalties. The stakes are high for coalition politics, as any broad national government must reconcile divergent religious and security demands. Watch whether this pledge survives the campaign or gets softened in coalition negotiations.