Large numbers of ultra-Orthodox Jews gather for the funeral for Rabbi Mordechai Leifer, in the port city of Ashdod, Israel, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. After a revered ultra-Orthodox rabbi died this week, Israeli police thought they had worked out an arrangement with his followers to allow a small but dignified funeral that would conform with public health guidelines under the current coronavirus lockdown. The repeated violations by segments of the ultra-Orthodox population have confounded public health experts and tested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's longstanding political alliance with religious leaders. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
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