Elon Moreh Yeshiva Head: Don’t Join the IDF
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Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, head of the Elon Moreh Yeshiva, warned students not to join the army in order to avoid being forced to expel Jews from their homes in any further evacuation of Yesha communities.
According to a report in the Yediot Achronot daily it is the first time in Israel’s history that a Rabbi from that camp has specifically directed young Jewish men to evade the draft.
“If you think the IDF will force you to evict Jews from their homes or to go against your faith – don’t join the army,” he said. During last summer’s Disengagement from Gaza, Rabbi Levanon said he left the decision on how to act in the hands of students who were already serving in the IDF.
Kadima party Chairman Ehud Olmert has vowed he will evacuate more than 25 more Yesha communities in a plan to draw final borders between Israel and Palestinian Authority-controlled areas.
