An ultra-Orthodox Jew smokes a cigarette in Jerusalem's enigmatic Mea Shearim neighborhood on November 17, 2023. These members of the Haredim community are among the most pious Jews on the planet. They are also anti-Zionist and against the invasion of Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023. For this reason, they are rejected by Israeli society and live in a closed, ghetto-like neighborhood.