On Thursday, October 30, hundreds of thousands of haredim (ultra-Orthodox) took to the streets to protest against the new conscription bill. The Jerusalem Post took to the streets of Jerusalem to talk to Israelis before the demonstrations began. Haredim are exempt from conscription to the IDF under Torato Umanuto (Torah is his work), a law David Ben-Gurion implemented at the foundation of the state to exempt approximately 400 men from military service so they could finish their studies at