Week in Photos: Purim Fun, Political Madness and an Ongoing War on Terror

Purim is always such a joyous time in Israel. Even anti-government protests and an escalating war on terror couldn’t disrupt the festivities.

By Israel Today Staff |

Yeshiva students take off time from studying Talmud to celebrate Purim in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak.
1 / 7 Yeshiva students take off time from studying Talmud to celebrate Purim in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
Celebrating a colorful Purim in Bnei Brak.
2 / 7 Celebrating a colorful Purim in Bnei Brak. Photo: Erik Marmor/Flash90
Ultra-Orthodox Jews reading the Scroll of Esther on Purim - with one boy dressed for fun in Arab costume and another as the high priest - in Jerusalem Belz Yeshiva.
3 / 7 Ultra-Orthodox Jews reading the Scroll of Esther on Purim - with one boy dressed for fun in Arab costume and another as the high priest - in Jerusalem Belz Yeshiva. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Jewish settler boy dressed in Purim costume as an IDF paratrooper next to the real thing - in Hebron.
4 / 7 Jewish settler boy dressed in Purim costume as an IDF paratrooper next to the real thing - in Hebron. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Orthodox Jewish boys read the Scroll of Esther in Jerusalem.
5 / 7 Orthodox Jewish boys read the Scroll of Esther in Jerusalem. Photo: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Not everyone was in a festive spirit. Some Israelis held yet another demonstration against the current government and its policies - in Tel Aviv.
6 / 7 Not everyone was in a festive spirit. Some Israelis held yet another demonstration against the current government and its policies - in Tel Aviv. Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
Meanwhile Palestinians youth try to prevent IDF forces from stopping terrorists during a raid in the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus.
7 / 7 Meanwhile Palestinians youth try to prevent IDF forces from stopping terrorists during a raid in the Askar refugee camp east of Nablus. Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90
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