![JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
![JERUSALEM: An Ultra Orthodox Jew sits on the pavement during a protest against the compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: An Ultra Orthodox Jew sits on the pavement during a protest against the compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-1.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-4.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-5.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-6.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-7.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-8.jpg?w=395&h=264&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-9.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-10.jpg?w=797&h=531&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017 in Jerusalem - [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-11.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
Israeli police assault Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017 in Jerusalem – [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-12.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
JERUSALEM: Israeli police use water canons to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: A group of Ultra Orthodox Jews hold placards as they stage a protest against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-13.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
A group of Ultra Orthodox Jews hold placards as they stage a protest against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017 [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]
![JERUSALEM: A group of Ultra Orthodox Jews hold placards as they stage a protest against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170320_Orthodox_Jews_Protest_military1-14.jpg?w=296&h=197&ssl=1 "Protest against military service in Jerusalem")
A group of Ultra Orthodox Jews hold placards as they stage a protest against compulsory military service on 20 March 2017. [Gil Cohen Magen/Anadolu Agency]