PHOTOS: Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israeli military requirement
March 2, 2014
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance as they gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/ABIR SULTAN ( epaselect ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/ABIR SULTAN ( ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during a rally attended by hundreds of thousands against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER ( ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images ( 527655506 )
Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images ( 527656446 )
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flash points between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. Hebrew sign reads: "The holy bible will win." (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra Orthodox Jews walk past flying leaflets as they gather along with hundreds of thousands on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527656764 )
Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images ( 527655968 )
Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews shout slogans as they gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images ( 527657922 )
Hundreds of thousands of Ultra Orthodox Jews gather on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. THOMAS COEX/AFP/Getty Images ( 527655986 )
An Israeli man holds a prayer shawl with the Star of David on it as he walks during a rally in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. Israeli police closed the main highway into Jerusalem and the city's central roads Sunday ahead of a mass rally by ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting government plans to draft them into the army. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men participate in a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
A child looks inside the car of an important Rabbi as Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a mass prayer vigil in Jerusalem on March 2, 2014 in protest at plans to conscript young ultra-Orthodox men for Israeli military or civilian service. Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews representing the three major streams -- Lithuanian, Hassidic and Sephardi -- were united in a show of force against impending legislation that could change their legal status in the Jewish state. DAVID BUIMOVITCH/AFP/Getty Images ( 527657841 )
An ultra-Orthodox woman prays during a mass protest in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rallied in the streets of Jerusalem Sunday in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military. Usually only men attend such public demonstrations, but ultra-Orthodox community leaders encouraged women and young children to take part. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/ABIR SULTAN ( ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER ( ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance at a rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) ( CORRECTION APTOPIX Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Two Israeli infantry soldiers pass through ultra-Orthodox Jews who gather for a mass prayer in protest to the government's army conscription laws in Jerusalem, 02 March 2014. Police estimated the crowd to some 300,000 ultra-Orthodox turned out for the prayer. EPA/JIM HOLLANDER ( ISRAEL PROTEST BELIEF ULTRA ORTHODOX )
Ultra Orthodox Jews walk past flying leaflets as they gather along with hundreds of thousands on March 2, 2014, in Jerusalem to demonstrate against any plans to make them undergo military service. The protests were sparked by cuts in government funding to Jewish theological seminaries, or yeshivas, and a planned crackdown on young ultra-Orthodox men seeking to avoid Israel's compulsory military draft. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 527656202 )
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( APTOPIX Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show of force against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, blocking roads and paralyzing the city of Jerusalem, Sunday, March 2, 2014. The widespread opposition to the compulsory draft poses a challenge to the country, which is grappling with a cultural war over the place of the ultra-Orthodox in Israeli society. With secular Jews required to serve, the issue is one of the most sensitive flashpoints between Israel's secular majority and its devout minority. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) ( Mideast Israel Orthodox Protest )
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