(10 Jun 2025)
RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY:
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Bnei Brak, Israel – 5 June 2025
1. Police dragging away Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters from blocking road
2. Wide of police dragging away Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters
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Bnei Brak, Israel – 8 June 2025
3. Set up shot of Ephraim Luft, Rabbi and activist opposing the draft, in his living room holding holy book
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ephraim Luft, Rabbi and activist, opposes the draft law:
"This is the main problem – bad influences there (in the army) especially if there are certain people on top of the army who are trying to push a certain agenda on them (on Ultra Orthodox Jews to be drafted). It’s very dangerous, we can lose our children and this is the danger. This is why we oppose it and there’s no place for compromise here.“
5. Tilt down of Luft reading holy book
6. Luft pointing at text in holy book reading “they are your enemies” UPSOUND: “The first letters (in Hebrew) here spell out Tzadik (letter of the Hebrew alphabet), Hey (letter of the Hebrew alphabet) Lamedh Tzahal (IDF). “
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ephraim Luft, Rabbi and activist, opposes the draft law:
“It’s not just those people who try to force us to give up religion, to take on another religion. To take on atheism is even worse. And this is what the politicians are trying to push. And they know this is what the army will do to them. And so we have to defend it with our lives. This is what our rabbis have told us. And the people have to understand, there’s no difference between the Spanish Inquisition or the Israeli draft law.”
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Bnei Brak, Israel – 5 June 2025
8. Various of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters blocking road
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Givat Shmuel, Israel – 8 June 2025
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Shuki Friedman, Vice President of the Jewish People Policy Institute:
“Demographically, they are growing very, very fast. It’s the fastest demographical population growth in the Western world, 6.4 kids per woman. And in the younger generation, a quarter of the Israelis soon will be Ultra-Orthodox.”
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Shuki Friedman, Vice President of the Jewish People Policy Institute: ++DIFFERENT ANGLE++
“Basically, it (Ultra-Orthodox population) doesn’t really care about the war. And the economic situation of the state and anything else, but the communal interest and the focus of this communal interest is getting the exemption from serving in the army. And to the extent, they don’t get it. And basically, they didn’t get for two, almost three years already, two and a half years since the government was established, they’re saying enough is enough.“
11. Various of book written by Friedman
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Shuki Friedman, Vice President of the Jewish People Policy Institute:
“There still is a chance that the Ultra-Orthodox rabbis would not compromise this time and tell to Netanyahu enough is enough and either you bring us a reasonable or acceptable draft law for us or (we) vote against you."
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Bnei Brak, Israel – 5 June 2025
13. Various of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters dancing in circle, blocking road
14. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters tearing up documents
STORYLINE:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a vote to dissolve parliament on Wednesday and key coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government.
Much of the threats coming from the Ultra-Orthodox could be posturing, and many expect Netanyahu to pull off a last-minute deal.
Most Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years followed by years of reserve duty.
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