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Haredi protesters block cars during an anti-enlistment demonstration in Jerusalem on October 8, 2026. The two protesters on the right hold a sign reading, 'either Haredi or military.' (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 8, 2026, 11:58 pm
Haredi anti-enlisment protesters clash with cops, block highways in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem
At least 3 arrested for attacking police, encircling soldier; police escort two Shas MKs out of event crashed by rioters; PM reportedly wary of riots’ political fallout
By Noam Lehmann
Jewish world, real estate and archaeology reporter Zev Stub appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 4, 2026, 2:15 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 4 – In Bnei Brak, poverty, density and religious needs reshape real estate
Reporter Zev Stub discusses the housing and office market in Israel’s largest Haredi city, essays from Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, and ritual baths discovered near the Temple Mount
By Jessica Steinberg and Zev Stub
A street scene from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 2, 2026, 8:01 am
In the Haredi city of Bnei Brak, real estate follows a different set of rules
In Israel’s densely packed ultra-Orthodox metropolis, sukkah balconies are essential, lower floors can cost more, and buyers often choose homes based on the community next door
By Zev Stub
Screen captures from video of a homecoming event in Bnei Brak from ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers who were released from military prison, September 27, 2026. (Daniel Grovais via X)
September 28, 2026, 5:30 pm
Homecoming procession held in Bnei Brak for 160 draft dodgers released from prison
News crews say they were attacked by participants, forced to leave the area; organizer ‘Color Black,’ a new political party, has made army exemptions for ultra-Orthodox its central aim
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: View of the entrance to the city of Bnei Brak on Shabbat, January 27, 2018. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 11, 2026, 6:34 am
In new Bnei Brak neighborhood, religious-secular tensions escalate over Shabbat driving
Residents say conflict over driving on day of rest becoming increasingly dangerous, weeks after 3-year-old girl hit and lightly injured by car during clashes
By Zev Stub
The densely built city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 7, 2026, 6:49 pm
Kids at non-Haredi Bnei Brak school find gate welded shut; parents decry ‘unending’ harassment
Police called to break gate open; families at co-ed religious Zionist school, located adjacent to a Haredi educational institution, say incident is latest in pattern of neglect and disruption by city
By ToI Staff
The densely built city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 7, 2026, 12:35 am
Industrial zones, built up areas, suffer most heat in Gush Dan — study
Heat in built-up parts of Tel Aviv metropolis, including Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Holon, and Rehovot, can be 4°C higher than in open areas in summer, 9°C higher in winter
By Sue Surkes
A road sign showing the direction to Petah Tikva (iStock)
August 31, 2026, 12:43 pm
Petah Tikva or Petah Tiqwa? Israel to spend NIS 250,000 settling the debate
Government working with Academy of the Hebrew Language to try end the linguistic muddle on Israel’s roads once and for all
By ToI Staff
Dumpsters are placed on a road at the entrance to a neighborhood that has a significant secular population, in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, ahead of Shabbat on August 29, 2026. (Screenshots: X/Tuvya Yagelnik)
August 30, 2026, 6:19 am
Bnei Brak Municipality says it is behind blocking of neighborhood to traffic during Shabbat
Haredi city council claims most locals are interested in closure, accuses secular opponents of seeking ‘provocations,’ though police and local official say no formal decision passed
By ToI Staff
Screenshots of video showing a group of Haredim surrounding a police cruiser on a street that was blocked off to prevent motorists from driving there over Shabbat, August 28, 2026, in Bnei Brak. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 29, 2026, 3:34 am
Haredim in Bnei Brak block cars from accessing secular neighborhood ahead of Sabbath
Volunteer cop reportedly removes dumpsters from the middle of the street, after local resident says she was told that the municipality was behind the barricades
By ToI Staff
Policemen stand by as ultra-Orthodox men block a road during a protest against conscription into the Israel Defense Forces, in Bnei Brak on August 24, 2026. (Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP)
August 24, 2026, 9:39 pm
Haredi protesters shut down highway near Bnei Brak over draft dodger’s arrest
Demonstration by extremist Jerusalem Faction comes after weeks-long lull in ultra-Orthodox protests
By Noam Lehmann, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Haredi Jews block traffic during a protest against the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox draft dodger, on Route 4 near Bnei Brak, August 12, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2026, 8:19 pm
‘Make the earth shake’: Haredi protesters don yellow stars, block roads after draft evader’s arrest
Protesters sit in front of traffic on stretch of Route 4 outside of Bnei Brak; soldier escorted to safety by police after mob surrounds him, calls him ‘f–k up’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox residents surround and attack a car presumably carrying Israel Tax Authority employees in Bnei Brak, July 16, 2026. (X video/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 17, 2026, 7:45 pm
Tax Authority freezes war compensation claims in Bnei Brak after attacks on staff
Footage shows Haredi residents throwing objects at car apparently carrying officials; tax chief demands public apology from municipality before work resumes on damage
By ToI Staff
People walk along a street in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in central Israel, March 2, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 14, 2026, 10:01 am
Bnei Brak set to implement gender segregation on two main streets
Following ruling by rabbis, city will put up signs and barriers segregating sidewalks, despite Supreme Court ban on practice in 2017
By Michael Horovitz
Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi curses the IDF chief of staff at a Bnei Brak event against the arrest of Haredi draft dodgers, June 29, 2026 (Video screenshot)
June 30, 2026, 2:03 pm
Haredi rabbi’s rant against ‘accursed’ IDF chief sparks political firestorm
Netanyahu, Shas issue condemnations of Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi’s invective during Bnei Brak rally, Bennett vows to end state funding for ‘anyone who preaches against Zionism’
By ToI Staff and Nava Freiberg
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