Ultra-Orthodox hold mass rally against military conscription
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday against efforts to draft haredim into military service and the detention of haredi draft-dodgers. The protest comes as a Knesset committee is slated to discuss a proposed military conscription bill for yeshiva students, which critics say only anchors into law draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox. Dr. Gilad Malach, Research Fellow in the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel Program at the Israel Democracy Institute, spoke to reporter Naomi Segal about the rally, the ultra-Orthodox and military service.
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