UPDATE on Haredim (since Oct. 30) -- now on cusp of 2026 -- Protesters in Israel refuse IDF Enlistment Deadline Day -- ultra-orthodox draft-dodgers

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Jerusalem POST

DISTURBANCES occur when

protesters attempt to block vehicles

by lying on the pavement at

Kiryat Ono

Jan. 4, 2026

Ultra-orthodox to protest new law

THURSDAY 10/30 

see Jerusalem Post -- jpost.com/

August 24 coverage in NY TIMES

Magazine NYTimes.com/2025/08/24

out of 80,000 eligible Ultra-ORTHODOX

only 2,490 have even showed up

world/middleeast/israel-gaza-ultra-orthodox.html

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NEWS (Thurs. July 24, 2025)

Protesters block entrance to Chords Bridge

entrance to city of Jerusalem : display sign

of defiance = Enlistment - Genocide /

DEATH before Conscription

jpost.com/israel-news/article-862021

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Jerusalem Post (Israel media platform)

reports that

54,000 "ultra"-Orthodox

Jews eligible for military service

will be called up for actual service

by July 2026

jpost.com/israel-news/article-860157

This group contains 16.5 year-olds to

those in their 20s, ending up at 26-yr.-olds.

To catch draft dodgers, IDF and border

authorities will use airport check-ins, 

checkpoints, and other spontaneous checks

in areas where draft dodgers will be traveling

without officials searching through civilian areas.