"Mofaz Threatens to Close Hesder and Pre Army Yeshivot"
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"Mofaz Threatens to Close Hesder and Pre Army Yeshivot"
"10:43 Jul 21, '05 / 14 Tammuz 5765
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted on Wednesday as saying he plans to invite the deans of hesder yeshivot and pre-army yeshivot for a meeting in the coming days.
Mofaz stated that he will make his position clear, that any of the institutions which instructs its students to refuse disengagement orders will be closed. “As defense minister, I am in charge of these institutions,” stated the senior minister, indicating he will maintain a zero tolerance policy towards such practices.
Mofaz added “they must understand they cannot benefit from both worlds, enjoying special arrangements in the IDF while instructing students to defy orders.”
Hesder yeshivot combine Torah study and army service while the pre-army yeshivot offer a one or two-year post high school program preparing students for induction into the IDF’s most elite units."
"10:43 Jul 21, '05 / 14 Tammuz 5765
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted on Wednesday as saying he plans to invite the deans of hesder yeshivot and pre-army yeshivot for a meeting in the coming days.
Mofaz stated that he will make his position clear, that any of the institutions which instructs its students to refuse disengagement orders will be closed. “As defense minister, I am in charge of these institutions,” stated the senior minister, indicating he will maintain a zero tolerance policy towards such practices.
Mofaz added “they must understand they cannot benefit from both worlds, enjoying special arrangements in the IDF while instructing students to defy orders.”
Hesder yeshivot combine Torah study and army service while the pre-army yeshivot offer a one or two-year post high school program preparing students for induction into the IDF’s most elite units."