The ultra-Orthodox sector has expressed its lack of concern over a plan presented by Israel Defense Forces Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz last week to draft haredim into the army. "We have already enlisted and we are in the midst of the battle," said one senior haredi official in the political establishment. "In yeshivot, we are in the height of Elul leading up to Rosh Hashanah, which is the Day of Judgment, and we need to fight fiercely for the unity of the people of Israel and increase rights as much as possible. The men are on the battlefield, in the form of yeshivot, from morning to night, fighting for the welfare of the Jewish people." Gantz presented the IDF's plan to draft ultra-Orthodox men into the army to Defense Minister Ehud Barak last Thursday, a month after the Tal Law, which for years provided haredi men with exemptions, expired. The haredi official mocked the plan, saying: "No one is going to send the military police [to any yeshivot to pick up draft dogers] ... Everything will continue as usual. We aren't alarmed by anyone's declarations. Whoever wants to study in a yeshiva will stay and study in a yeshiva." With the Tal Law's expiration at the beginning of August, haredim are no longer receiving automatic exemptions and are receiving draft notices just like other citizens. The plan presented on Thursday is still open to changes, but includes the establishment of new frameworks for haredim in the army and the integration of more ultra-Orthodox men into military service.