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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews flooded Israeli streets in a dramatic protest against mandatory military service, blocking roads, halting trains, and even setting cars ablaze — all to defend religious exemptions that have long fueled political tension. As Israel’s military grapples with growing shortages and rising security demands, the ultra-Orthodox community sees conscription as a threat to their way of life, fearing secular exposure. Despite a 2017 Supreme Court ruling declaring the exemptions illegal, they’ve endured through legal loopholes and delays — angering many Israelis who view military service as a shared national rite. With 13,000 ultra-Orthodox men reaching draft age each year, fewer than 10% actually enlist, deepening the crisis.

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