Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis protest against conscription
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Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis are taking part in a protest in Jerusalem against changes to a legal exemption for religious students from conscription in the military.
Almost all sects and factions of the ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, community are taking part in what has been dubbed the “march of the million”.
Since the founding of Israel, students enrolled full-time at a religious school, or yeshiva, have been exempted from conscription, although some other members of the community do serve in the military.
Demands for them to play a bigger role have intensified during the war in Gaza.
Roads in and around Jerusalem were shut down before the start of one of the biggest anti-conscription protests by ultra-Orthodox Israelis in years.
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