Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-06-08 04:03 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Science, Crime & Justice, Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, World News, Crime & Justice, War & Conflict
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Leaders of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties - Shas and United Torah Judaism - visited arrested haredi draft evaders held in military prison on Sunday, expressing support for them and calling for their release amid the IDF’s severe manpower shortage.
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