Thousands of ultra-Orthodox gathered on Monday morning in Jerusalem's kikar Hashabbat (Sabbath Square) to protest the replacement to the Tal Law, that exempts ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students from mandatory military service.
- By Norman Gellman
- 26 Jun 2012
- 06:39AM
Every able bodied citizen is required to serve in the military by the Torah and should not be exempt by civil law.; Perhaps these protestors should be give the status of permanent resident and not citizen.
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