TOPSHOT - An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man protects a youth as Israeli mounted police disperse ultra-Orthodox men during a protest against conscription into the Israeli army, in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. With the Israeli military facing manpower shortages, the debate over exemptions from military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews has evolved into a broader argument over Israel's identity. Israel goes to the polls on October 27, 2026, and voters will weigh in on conscription, the economy and how the state should investigate its inability to prevent the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. (Photo by Ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)