A large group of ultra-Orthodox males accosted several off-duty soldiers walking in Jerusalem late Thursday, amid a rally in support of dozens who were recently arrested during a riot in support of Haredi draft dogers.

Video from the capital showed the group trailing the soldiers, who Hebrew media outlets identified as members of the predominately ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion, as they yelled and threw objects at them.

Footage also showed the demonstrators throwing objects at Border Police officers dispatched to the scene, while calling them “Nazis.”

There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests.

Those harassing the soldiers were attending the rally to celebrate 63 people arrested for taking part in an attack last month on the home of Deputy Supreme Court Chief Justice Noam Sohlberg to protest the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers.

The demonstration began in Beit Shemesh, with the protesters then holding a procession to Jerusalem to fete what organizers called the “Sohlberg 63,” who appeared on a stage before the crowd in robes and fur hats traditionally worn on Shabbat and Jewish holidays.

Some of those at the protest held up signs reading, “We will never serve in the enemy army,” according to Ynet.

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