Hundreds of Orthodox Jews who have served in the armed forces demonstrated here Thursday against widespread criticism of the exemptions from compul-sory military service given to yeshiva students.
The reserve officers and soldiers conducted a march to the Prime Minister’s Office to show that the Orthodox are an integral part of the security forces.
Yeshiva students and other religious Jews, meanwhile, have decided to volunteer for armed patrols to secure the old Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives after dark.
There has been a rash of vandalism at the cemetery. About 100 tombstones have been desecrated this year, apparently by Arabs.
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