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Haredi men interrupt High Court hearing on army draft: ‘We’d rather die than enlist’

By Jeremy Sharon 29 October 2025, 11:15 am
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Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

Several ultra-Orthodox men twice interrupt proceedings at the High Court of Justice dealing with military conscription enforcement for their community, shouting in the courtroom against the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox yeshivas students.

At least two of the protesters shout “We’d rather die than enlist,” a common ultra-Orthodox anti-enlistment slogan, before being ejected from the courtroom by court security guards who handcuff at least one of the men.

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