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Haredi Student's Arrest Fuels Political Firestorm · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Tensions are rising in Israel following the arrest of Yari Lieberman,
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  Speaker 1: a newlywed Haredi Yeshiva student. Lieberman was arrested by IDF
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  Speaker 1: military police on Sunday as he and his wife were
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  Speaker 1: en route to a traditional post-wedding celebration, known as a
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  Speaker 1: Shevar Brachot. The incident, which saw military police officers reportedly
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  Speaker 1: in civilian clothes, tracking Lieberman via his cell phone and
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  Speaker 1: not identifying themselves to his wife, has ignited fierce condemnation
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  Speaker 1: from senior Haredi political figures. Agudat Yisrael chairman M.K. Yitzhak
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  Speaker 1: Goldknopf described the arrest as a new low in the
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  Speaker 1: hunt against Torah scholars and directly blamed Prime Minister Benjamin
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu for failing to advance legislation regulating the status of
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  Speaker 1: yeshiva students. United Torah Judaism Chairman M.K. Yaakov Asher also
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  Speaker 1: appealed to the Defense Minister for immediate intervention, stating, This
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  Speaker 1: is not a totalitarian state. Shah's Chairman M.K. Yannon Azoulay
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  Speaker 1: has also moved to sign an urgent petition for Lieberman's release.
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  Speaker 1: Reports indicate the arrest is expected to trigger demonstrations in
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  Speaker 1: the coming days. Meanwhile, the IDF's winter recruitment cycle for
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  Speaker 1: young Haredi men began this past Sunday, focusing on combat
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  Speaker 1: support roles. This development occurs amidst ongoing behind-the-scenes coalition negotiations
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  Speaker 1: with Haredi parties, marked by disagreements over the conscription bill.
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  Speaker 1: Military officials have described the enlistment as a positive trend,
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  Speaker 1: expressing cautious optimism about meeting recruitment targets. Extensive planning has
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  Speaker 1: been undertaken to refine recruitment tracks and service conditions tailored
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  Speaker 1: to Haredi recruits, following the High Court of Justice's ruling
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  Speaker 1: that eliminated the blanket exemption from military service. Preparations include
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  Speaker 1: reviewing base conditions and training staff readiness to accommodate recruits
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  Speaker 1: while preserving their religious way of life. The IDF has
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  Speaker 1: seen a significant increase in Haredi enlistment, with a target
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  Speaker 1: of approximately 4,800 recruits for the 2026 recruitment year. On
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  Speaker 1: the regional front, US Central Command has reportedly received rightly
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  Speaker 1: disputed claims from Iranian decision-makers asserting they have not targeted
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  Speaker 1: civilians during combat operations. However, according to reporting from the
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  Speaker 1: Telegram channel Defender Dome, Iran has instead targeted civilian infrastructure
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  Speaker 1: in regional nations and has increasingly targeted civilian vessels in
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  Speaker 1: and around the Strait of Hormuz. For continuing coverage of
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