AG: Gov’t violation of court order on Haredi draft enforcement ‘a real danger to Israeli democracy’

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara tells the High Court of Justice that the government is in violation of a court order instructing it to devise a set of policies for enlisting tens of thousands of young ultra-Orthodox men who have failed to show up at IDF enlistment offices after receiving conscription orders.

In a position paper filed with the High Court, Baharav-Miara warns that the government’s refusal to abide by a court order is “a real danger to Israel’s democracy,” as it essentially empties of content the principle of judicial review of government action and in doing so fatally undermines one of the key branches of government.

The attorney general says the government did nothing to implement the court ruling calling for new enforcement policies, nor did it express any intention of complying with the ruling.

“When the executive branch does not see itself subject to judicial orders, the judiciary is deprived of its ability to fulfill its constitutional role as a body that oversees the legality of government actions, and a dangerous opening is opened for the rule of unchecked power,” warns Baharv-Miara.

The attorney general is responding to a request for a contempt of court ruling against the government by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, which filed the motion due to the government’s failure to draw up effective enforcement policies for ultra-Orthodox draft dodging after the High Court on November 19, 2025, ordered it to do so within 45 days.