Ultra-Orthodox protest against order to enlist turns violent in Jerusalem

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn rubbish during the protest (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a protest against a Supreme Court order for them to begin enlisting for military service.

The landmark decision last week ordering the government to begin conscripting ultra-Orthodox men could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, as Israel wages war in Gaza.