Haredi demonstrators continue to block Jerusalem streets near bus-ramming scene

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

Haredim protesting against military conscription stand by a bonfire on a street in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
Haredim protesting against military conscription stand by a bonfire on a street in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)

Young Haredi demonstrators in Jerusalem continue to block the corner of Shamgar and Yirmiyahu streets, near where a bus ran over protesters, as a bonfire started on the street continues to burn.

One young man calls out that Zionists should not be in Israel.

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