**Israeli police have closed off areas of Jerusalem where ultra-Orthodox Jews have been staging violent protests.**Haredi demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and threw stones at police in protest at perceived interference by the authorities in their community.
The latest incidents followed the arrest of an ultra-orthodox woman for alleged abuse of her young son.
At least 15 protesters have been arrested and Mayor Nir Barkat ordered some municipal services be cut off.
The protests are taking place in two ultra-Orthodox neighbourhoods, Mea Shearim and Bar-Ilan.
There were reports of renewed violence between black-garbed Haredim and police using horses and water cannon.
Anger is high at what has been seen as the “unjust” arrest of the mother, who is said to be suffering from a mental disorder and who is alleged to have deliberately starved her three-year-old son.
Another current Haredi grievance has been the Sabbath opening of a private car park near the religiously sensitive Old City area, when Orthodox Jews abstain from work.
Jerusalem is home to large Orthodox communities whose strict adherence to Jewish law sometimes puts them at odds with more secular Jews.