Six Border Police Battalions for Yeshiva Bochrim? The State Prepares for War — Against Torah
While crime surges and terrorism rises, the Attorney General demands massive forces to hunt “draft evaders” in Chareidi neighborhoods. This is not enforcement. This is escalation.
The mask keeps slipping.
According to Kan News, the police made it clear this week: if the state wants to launch mass arrest operations against bnei Torah labeled as “draft evaders,” it will require the mobilization of six reserve Border Police companies.
Six.
Not to dismantle terror cells.
Not to fight organized crime.
Not to secure the country during Ramadan tensions.
But to arrest yeshiva bochrim.
The issue surfaced during a follow-up meeting led by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara regarding the implementation of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the conscription of bnei yeshiva. IDF representatives requested assistance in detaining draft “evaders” and holding them until Military Police could take custody.
The police response was telling. They explained they are already stretched thin — maintaining public order, combating crime, preventing terrorism, especially during the volatile Ramadan period. They effectively said what any rational person would think:
We cannot divert massive manpower to chase Torah students.
The Attorney General’s response?
“Unacceptable.”
She declared the police position incompatible with their legal duty to enforce the law. She complained that Military Police “cannot currently conduct proactive operations against Chareidi draft evaders,” and warned that this causes “real harm to effective enforcement.”
Read between the lines:
The priority, in her view, is not terror prevention.
Not crime reduction.
Not national security.
The priority is enforcing the draft against bnei Torah.
Escalation by Bureaucracy
After the meeting, Baharav-Miara released further conclusions outlining the next phase of pressure tactics against Chareidim:
- Revocation of municipal arnona (property tax) discounts
- Cancellation of public transportation benefits
- Termination of rental assistance
- Revocation of housing purchase subsidies
This is not policy.
It is siege warfare.
Starve families.
Strip benefits.
Crush livelihoods.
Turn up the heat until submission.
And it does not stop there.
Military Advocate General Itai Ofir reportedly updated the Attorney General that harsher penalties against bnei yeshiva will be finalized within approximately two months.
In other words: escalation is coming.
When Torah Students Require Riot Units
Let’s pause and absorb the absurdity.
The state claims it needs six Border Police battalions to arrest young men whose “crime” is learning Torah.
What exactly are they expecting?
An uprising?
Armed resistance?
Or is the overwhelming show of force the point?
This is what happens when a legal debate transforms into ideological confrontation. The language shifts. The tone hardens. Torah students become “targets.” Neighborhoods become “operational zones.”
This is not about manpower shortages.
It is not about equality.
It is about control.
The Line Has Been Drawn
The Chareidi world has said clearly: we will not bend on Torah. We will not abandon 3,000 years of mesorah because the Supreme Court ruled differently. We will not treat Torah learning as a loophole.
Now the state signals its response: mobilize Border Police. Freeze benefits. Escalate penalties.
If this is what “enforcement” looks like, then the divide is no longer theoretical. It is operational.
They are preparing battalions.
We are preparing to stand firm.
Because Torah is not a hobby.
It is not a subsidy category.
It is not a political bargaining chip.
It is the reason this nation exists at all.
And no number of reserve companies will change that.