Conscription of yeshiva students refers to the conscription of Orthodox yeshiva students in Israel. Since 1977, this community had been exempted from military duty or national service. In 2012, service became mandatory with a penalty of imprisonment for up to five years for draft-dodgers, although that law had never been enforced until 2024 during the Israel-Hamas war and Israeli invasion of Lebanon.[1]
- ^ Michaelis, Tamar (November 22, 2024). "Israel issues more than 1,000 arrest warrants for ultra-Orthodox draft avoiders". CNN.