Israeli activists decrying a military draft exemption for the country’s ultra-orthodox Jews protested in a heavily religious neighborhood in Jerusalem, sparking scuffles.
The protesters also want a more equal share in the burden of army service that binds most Israelis. Around 600 soldiers have been killed so far since the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, the military’s highest casualty toll in years.
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