Police said Thursday that a soldier was attacked by a crowd of ultra-Orthodox Jews as he walked through the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim. According to police, dozens of rioters hurled objects at the Israel Defense Forces soldier while shouting insults at him. He was taken to safety by police officers who arrived on the scene and was given medical treatment for a light wound he received to his hand.  “The Israel Police will work with all the means at its disposal in order to identify those who took part in verbal or physical attacks on uniformed men and bring them to justice,” police said in a statement. Many in the ultra-Orthodox community shun the mandatory military service that applies to most Israelis, and the community has historically enjoyed blanket exemptions from the army in favor of religious seminary studies.