Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara submitted a detailed filing to the High Court on Monday outlining a wide-ranging set of civil and economic steps aimed at increasing enforcement against chareidi individuals who have not fulfilled their military draft obligations.

The submission, filed in response to a March 1, 2026 decision by the High Court of Justice, emphasizes the urgent need to expand IDF recruitment due to manpower shortages and the growing burden on reservists. The policy framework was developed under the leadership of Deputy Attorney General Dr. Gil Limon, in coordination with multiple government ministries, and approved following a series of discussions headed by the attorney general.

Beyond its formal legal language, the document effectively presents a sweeping plan to apply financial and civil pressure—some of which could be implemented without new legislation—primarily by restricting benefits for those who fail to regularize their military status.

According to the filing, benefits under consideration for reduction or denial include public transportation discounts, participation in housing programs such as “Discounted Apartment” and “Target Price,” daycare subsidies, after-school program funding, and municipal tax (arnona) discounts. Additional areas identified for stricter enforcement include scholarships and academic funding programs, student assistance initiatives, eligibility for government tenders, support for Torah institutions, subsidized daycare tracks for Torah learners, National Insurance discounts, programs for at-risk chareidi youth, and technological training tracks administered through the Mahat institute.

The document notes that in many of these areas, eligibility is already conditioned on having an approved military status. However, according to the attorney general’s position, enforcement of these conditions has been inconsistent. As a result, the recommendation focuses not only on creating new mechanisms but also on immediately and rigorously enforcing existing rules.

The attorney general further states that all government bodies must act without delay to strengthen enforcement, both through disciplinary and criminal measures against those who evade the draft, and by halting government funding that directly or indirectly benefits individuals who have not regularized their status. She called for an enforcement policy that is “effective, equal, and proportionate” in order to bring about meaningful change.

From a public and political standpoint, the move is highly sensitive. It touches on the core dispute surrounding the draft of yeshiva students and shifts the conversation from a theoretical debate about obligation to a practical question of consequences.

Where the discussion previously centered largely on the principle of military service, the government is now presenting concrete steps that could directly impact daily life—affecting financial support, education, welfare, housing, and other benefits for many families.

In that sense, the filing submitted to the High Court is more than a technical legal document. It signals a shift toward a more assertive policy, in which the state seeks to use budgetary tools, welfare systems, and civil services to increase enforcement against members of the chareidi community who are subject to the draft.