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Last month two ultra-Orthodox parties withdrew from the government after it did not pass legislation exempting the ultra-Orthodox from the draft

On Aug 14 hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protested and clashed with the police outside a prison where seven were held

Days later the Israeli military police began arresting ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers

In this country I am considered a criminal because I want to study Torah

Mr. Bamberger said he had been drafted but was ignoring his notice and risking jail

When we do what God wants God protects us

Haim Bamberger said he was studying the Torah as God wanted

A large fire blazed in the street set by ultra-Orthodox protesters who ignited a dumpster

Police officers on horseback tried to keep order as water cannons sprayed skunk water to disperse the crowd

They had been exempt from military service to focus on religious study since the founding of Israel

A top rabbi denounced the Israeli government for drafting the ultra-Orthodox

Hundreds of men in black suits and black hats of the Edah Haredit sect grew agitated

One of Jerusalem's most insular ultra-Orthodox communities was in a furor

It was 11 p.m. in Jerusalem

He also accused Israel of taking illegal measures that continue to undermine the two-state solution and kill all prospects for peace in the region

Jordan’s foreign minister Ayman Safadi cited a completely inhumane reality that Israeli aggression has created in Gaza

There are no services there at all but no room left for newcomers in the south

He will not move to southern Gaza

If forced to leave Mr Saleh would head west to a beachfront

Limited aid deliveries then resumed under United Nations-run system