Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men dance during a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in a massive show against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men stand of a roof during a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend a rally against plans to force them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men play music before boarding a train following a rally protesting plans to require them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Israeli police officers disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a road during a protest against plans to require them to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man stands in front of a police water cannon during a protest against plans to require ultra-Orthodox men to serve in the Israeli military, in Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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3:06 PM on Thursday, October 30
By LEO CORREA, MAHMOUDM ILLEAN and OHAD ZWIGENBERG
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men filled downtown Jerusalem in protest against plans to draft them into Israel’s military, creating a sea of black-clad demonstrators who sang, clapped, and carried signs vowing jail over enlistment. The protest shut down the city, halted public transport and closed major roads.
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