MK Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam party, sharply criticized the arrest of Chabad Bochurim at Ben Gurion Airport, saying it was particularly outrageous that members of a Chassidus known for its high enlistment rate among the Chareidi community were being arrested upon their return to Eretz Yisroel • Read More

After spending 14 months learning in 770, the bochurim returned to Eretz Yisroel expecting to reunite with their families and continue their journey into Shlichus. Instead, military police were waiting at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports were confiscated, dozens were detained, and 15 were sent to military prison. The arrests come following the forced cancellation of the longstanding arrangement between Chabad and the IDF, with no replacement framework in place • Full Story

Another Chabad Bochur returning from his year of Kvutza at 770 was arrested upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport, adding to a growing number of similar cases in recent weeks involving Bochurim returning from a year of learning in 770 • Read More

Several Bochurim returning to Israel after completing a year of learning at 770 were arrested upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport overnight, with some led out of the airport in handcuffs. “It’s incredibly painful to see your son in handcuffs after a year without seeing each other,” one mother shared • Read More

A Chabad Bochur whose IDF enlistment date is still approximately two months away encountered an unusual situation at Ben Gurion Airport while attempting to travel abroad, when border officials confiscated both his Israeli and American passports • Read More

Concern among Kvutza students after the IDF informed them that they must return to Israel following their year of learning in 770, despite an agreement they say was signed guaranteeing the option of serving as Shluchim in Chabad Houses around the world • Read More