'Better to go to prison': Israeli ultra-Orthodox rally against army service

• Oct 30, 2025, 8:34 PM

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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription in their community, an issue that has caused a major strain in Israel's right-wing ruling coalition. The vast crowd were demonstrating to demand a law guaranteeing their right to avoid Israel's mandatory military service -- long promised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.

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Israel’s ultra-Orthodox rally in ‘March of the Million’ against army service

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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men packed the entrance to Jerusalem on Thursday, protesting government plans to draft them into the military. Chanting and waving signs saying they would rather go to jail, demonstrators highlighted a growing rift ove

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