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Monday, February 9, 2026

IDF Apologizes After Haredi Draft Dodger Prevented From Wearing Tefillin During Detention


מי כעמך ישראל

Only a Jewish State would apologize for a criminal that was prevented from putting on tefillin, In the USA this is a daily occurrence, and no one would ever apologize! 

 The Israel Defense Forces apologized Monday to a Haredi man arrested as a draft dodger after he was prevented from wearing tefillin for several hours during his detention.


Avraham Ben Dayan, 23, a recent yeshiva graduate and newlywed, was taken into custody Saturday night at a police checkpoint in southern Israel. The IDF said he remained in detention overnight and was only allowed to don tefillin late in the afternoon.

“The detainee was ultimately unable to wear tefillin due to an unexpected delay in processing,” an IDF spokesperson said. “This is an extremely rare case and not in line with IDF regulations. We regret the distress caused and have clarified procedures to prevent similar incidents.”

Ben Dayan’s family said they were repeatedly denied the ability to deliver his tefillin during transfers between detention facilities in Netivot, Ofakim, and Sde Teyman. They described the delays as a severe violation of religious practice.

Lawmakers and religious leaders criticized the handling of the case. MK Moshe Gafni, chairman of the Degel HaTorah party, called it “hatred towards everything Jewish” and said he would raise the matter with the defense minister.

Ben Dayan was sentenced to 10 days in military prison. His attorney, Shlomo Hadad, has filed an appeal seeking his early release.

3 comments:

True Colors said...

Thank you DIN for showing where you stand, that your mind is so infested with fetid Zionist rot that you would deny someone to lay tefillin for the “great sin” that he horeved on a Tosafos!

Dusiznies said...

Color Blind
I "would deny him?" when did I say that I would deny this criminal who is over an esseh min-ha"torah of
?לא תעמוד על דם רעך
He didn't "horova" on any Toisfois from what I hear he is no מר ברב אשי

Din circus act said...

Din you’re so pathetic your blog is trash (yes I read it to see how Zionism can make someone fall so far) they’re freaking Zionists they hate Judaism period. Done deal all your torahs not gonna change the facts