The Israeli police used force to disperse a protest organized by ultra-Orthodox Jews (Haredim) near the Bridge of Strings in Jerusalem, in rejection of the decision on compulsory military conscription for religious school students.
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Israel is witnessing increasing tensions between the government and ultra-Orthodox Jews over mandatory military service for religious school students.
Israeli police used batons to beat ultra-Orthodox protesters and pulled others out of the way near the "Bridge of Strings" in Jerusalem during a protest against military conscription.
These disturbances came after calls for mass demonstrations launched by the "Al-Quds Group", a radical movement that strongly opposes compulsory military service for religious school students.
The latest confrontation comes in the wake of events in Modi'in on October 5, when hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators confronted police officers who were trying to arrest a religious student wanted on charges of failing to join the military service.

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