At least 11 people from Israel's Charedi community were arrested last night, after protests broke out against the detention of two strictly-Orthodox men who refused enlistment into the army.
More than 300 people from the strictly-Orthodox Mea Shearim community took to the streets of Jerusalem to demonstrate against the arrests - and the conscription of religious Jews in general.
The detained men, who are 18- and 19-year-old yeshivah students, were arrested last week after ignoring their summons to the IDF enlistment offices. They are both being held in the army's Prison 6 outside Haifa.
Protesters brandished placards calling conscription "forced genocide" that "betrays our faith".
Another sign read: "We are Jews and not Zionists, so therefore will not enlist to the Zionist army".
Up until July 2012, strictly-Orthodox citizens were exempt from military service - but the law was rescinded last year awaiting further legislation.
Leading Charedi rabbis are now instructing their community to ignore call-ups to the IDF and take a hard line against conscription.
Last night's demonstration is the third to break out in a week, following a protest outside the Atlit prison near Haifa on Wednesday, and another in Ramat Beit Shemesh on Sunday.
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