An estimated 200,000 Ultra-Orthodox protesters converged on Jerusalem Thursday, opposing the country's military draft, resulting in dozens of injuries during confrontations with the police. Israel’s ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men covered the entrance to Jerusalem in a sea of black Thursday to protest plans to draft them into the military, singing, clapping and holding ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox men protested military draft plans Thursday in Jerusalem as one teenager died; ...

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, dressed in black, rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription, an issue that has caused major strain in Israel’s right-wing ruling ...

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis are taking part in a protest in Jerusalem against changes to a legal exemption for religious students from conscription in the military. Almost ...

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Israelis held a mass prayer rally in Jerusalem on Thursday protesting the arrests of yeshiva religious seminary student draft dodgers who refused to serve in ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...