Conscription of yeshiva students

Bird's-eye view of the large demonstration
Aerial view of the March 2014 demonstration.

Conscription of yeshiva students refers to the conscription of Orthodox yeshiva students in Israel. Since 1977, this community had been exempted from military duty or national service. In 2012, service became mandatory with a penalty of imprisonment for up to five years for draft-dodgers, although that law has never been enforced.