Rabbi tears draft notice Kan notes state subsidies

Oct 3

Kan airs footage of Rabbi Yisrael Landau, head of Heichal Yitzhak Yeshiva, tearing a student's draft notice during the previous day's Second Hakafot celebrations. Daniel Grobweis says the yeshiva belongs to the Lithuanian Haredi mainstream rather than an extremist group and presents the act in the context of resistance to enlistment. He reports at least NIS 3 million in direct state support in 2024 and at least NIS 1 million in incomplete 2025 figures. The funding figures and his criticism remain attributed; the footage does not establish a new draft law or cancellation of a notice by the state.

Kan airs Rabbi Yisrael Landau, head of Heichal Yitzhak Yeshiva, tearing a student's draft notice at Second Hakafot celebrations. Daniel Grobweis calls the yeshiva part of the Lithuanian Haredi mainstream, rather than an extremist fringe, and says it received at least NIS 3 million in direct state support in 2024 and at least NIS 1 million in incomplete 2025 figures. He contrasts that support with its opposition to enlistment.