Ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda battalion marks 20th anniversary
It began as a small company of 32 troops in 1999 and has grown to thousands of soldiers
An ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, Jewish man walks past Israeli soldiers of the Netzah Yehuda Haredi infantry battalion during their swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem(photo credit: AMMAR AWAD/REUTERS)ByANNA AHRONHEIM
