Ultra-Orthodox protesters riot outside Israeli justice’s home

On Wednesday, dozens of Ultra-Orthodox Israelis participated in what has been called a “violent riot” outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg in a West Bank settlement. Authorities arrested 65 people. Two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that the legislature’s exemption of Ultra-Orthodox Jews from military conscription was illegal. Since then, the Ultra-Orthodox and their representative political parties have tried repeatedly to get the exemption legalized, including pulling their support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and forcing the dissolution of the legislature and early elections. Thousands of other Ultra-Orthodox protesters this week blocked roads and faced off against police in Tel Aviv and elsewhere. The latest attack signals Israel’s political dysfunction.