Israel’s Civil Service Commission has ordered government ministries to prevent the hiring of individuals who have not regularized their military draft status, introducing stricter enforcement measures that could affect chareidi yeshiva bochurim and others classified by the IDF as draft avoiders.

Under the directives, candidates who successfully compete for government positions but are found to have unresolved military status will have only five days to produce the necessary military documentation or resolve their standing with the IDF. Those who fail to comply will lose the government positions they were selected to fill.

The development, first reported by Channel 12 News, comes amid an intensifying campaign by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to impose additional restrictions and penalties on those who have not reported for military service. The enforcement measures are part of the ongoing confrontation over the drafting of chareidi yeshiva bochurim and the government’s obligations to enforce military conscription laws.

According to the Civil Service Commission, the policy does not establish a new condition for government employment. Rather, officials are directing ministries to begin strictly implementing an existing provision of the Civil Service Regulations that had previously gone largely unenforced.

The instructions were distributed to human resources officials throughout government ministries, including departments operating within Israel’s defense, healthcare, and foreign affairs establishments.

The directive was signed by Nissim Mizrachi, who heads the commission’s senior staffing administration. He characterized the instructions as “a renewal and renewed enforcement of an existing provision that must be obeyed.”

A central component of the enforcement effort will be a direct connection between the government’s computerized hiring system and the IDF’s military-status database. The arrangement will enable officials to automatically verify whether applicants have settled their standing with the army before completing their appointments.

Under the new procedures, the recruitment system will prevent the finalization of appointments for candidates whose military status remains unresolved. Applicants will also be informed at the outset of the hiring process that their eligibility for government employment depends on satisfying the applicable military-status requirements.

Those who are selected through government employment tenders despite having unresolved draft status will receive written notification and an opportunity to address the matter. They will be granted five days to present official IDF clearance or otherwise regularize their status.

If the required documentation is not provided within that period, the candidate’s selection will be canceled, even if he has already won the tender for the position.

The restrictions will apply only to individuals who are subject to military conscription and have failed to legally arrange their status. Those who possess valid exemptions, deferments, or other recognized military-status arrangements will not be affected by the directive.

The measure adds another practical consequence for those classified as draft avoiders, as Israeli authorities continue tightening enforcement against chareidi bochurim and others who have not complied with military induction requirements.

{Matzav.com}