Protesting IDF draft, ultra-Orthodox block Jerusalem traffic

Hundreds of young ultra-Orthodox Israeli on Wednesday rallied in Jerusalem against the military draft, following the arrest of a member of the ultra-Orthodox community for failing to comply with a call-up order. 

The protesters blocked several major streets, a highway and the tracks of Jerusalem's light rail. Hebrew-language media reported police were mulling evacuating the protesters by force. 

The protest was orchestrated by the Jerusalem Faction, often described as an extremist splinter faction within the ultra-Orthodox community, although mainstream ultra-Orthodox religious leaders also oppose universal enlistment.