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Jerusalem Faction

Ultra-Orthodox men block Bar-Ilan Street and clash with police during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, October 8, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 9, 2026, 5:25 pm
Report: Netanyahu asked Haredi parties to cancel Thursday’s anti-draft protests, fearing optics
TV report says ultra-Orthodox politicians clarified to PM that demonstrations, which saw three arrested amid clashes with polices, were called by extremist Jerusalem Faction
By ToI Staff
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-enlistment 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
Ultra-Orthodox rioters gather to prevent the arrest of a military draft dodger in Modiin, October 6, 2026. (X screenshot/Josh Breiner)
October 6, 2026, 11:44 am
Hundreds of Haredi protesters clash with police, thwart arrest of draft dodger in Modiin
Military Police leave without suspect after clashes; IDF says rioters acted in organized manner and endangered soldiers; Bennett, Liberman condemn incident
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest the army draft outside Tel HaShomer army base in Ramat Gan, August 31, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
August 31, 2026, 3:08 pm
Haredi anti-draft protesters block roads at IDF induction center for second day
Protests come as IDF prepares to receive hundreds of ultra-Orthodox recruits; several demonstrators hold signs saying ‘it was better to die as a Jew in the Holocaust than to spiritually die in IDF camps’
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against an IDF recruitment conference for the Haredi community in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 5, 2026, 2:27 am
Ex-general called ‘traitor’ as Haredi demonstrators riot at event for ultra-Orthodox draftees
Police decried as ‘Nazis’ as they intervene to protect a Haredi media adviser who says the protesters knocked off his kippa, tried to steal his laptop before cops put him in a taxi
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a bus on Route 4, near Bnei Brak, during a demonstration against the arrest of draft evaders, on July 16, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 10:04 pm
Ultra-Orthodox extremists block roads, clash with public over arrest of draft dodgers
Two arrested as roads in central Israel closed, public transport routes altered; video shows cyclist attacked by Haredi mob; thousands attend separate rally outside military prison
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block Route 1 near Jerusalem during a protest against the imprisonment of yeshiva students who failed to comply with military recruitment orders, June 24, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 12:58 am
Haredi convoys spark clashes, traffic chaos; most protesters fail to reach IDF prison
Police assess 1,000 cars joined anti-draft demonstration; video shows some members of public reacting violently to protesters; pregnant woman reportedly hurt in car accident caused by convoy
By Sam Sokol
Police clash with Haredi protesters on Route 4, June 17, 2026 (Screen grabs/Channel 13)
June 17, 2026, 4:24 pm
Haredi anti-draft protest blocks highway near Tel Aviv, 8 hurt as police clear road
Police arrest 5; use stun grenades and batons in violent dispersal that sparks rare criticism from Ben Gvir, who has championed using force against anti-government demonstrators
By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and Emanuel Fabian
Protesters block traffic on Route 4, near the Ganot Interchange in central Israel, as they demonstrate against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders, on June 1, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 1, 2026, 8:36 pm
Mass ultra-Orthodox protests block roads, halt traffic over arrest of draft dodgers
Public transport heavily impacted as protesters climb onto railway tracks in central Israel, block Jerusalem light rail; protester hit by motorcyclist, seriously injured on Route 4
By Sam Sokol and Shira Silkoff
MK Moshe Gafni attends a finance committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 27, 2026, 7:26 pm
Following draft evader arrests, Gafni calls on Haredim to halt cooperation with police
Degel HaTorah chair urges local representatives not to ‘become complicit in harming the holy Torah.’ MKs advance bill restoring daycare subsidies for the children of draft dodgers
By Sam Sokol
A police car is seen on its side after a riot to protest against the jailing of a Jewish seminary student who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem on December 18, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 17, 2026, 8:57 am
Haredi extremists brag openly of campaign to obstruct cops, but evade consequences
In carefully worded emails, Jerusalem Faction organizers boast of mobilizing protests to block enforcement against draft dodgers, sometimes violently, while hiding behind laws protecting free speech
By Sam Sokol
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft outside the home of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, May 14, 2026. (Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)
May 15, 2026, 2:57 am
Haredi extremists demonstrate outside Military Police chief’s home, 2 weeks after breaking into it
IDF condemns protest by demonstrators opposed to arrests of Haredi draft evaders; one protester reportedly detained, then released a short while later
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block a road and clash with police at the entrance to Jerusalem during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who evaded the draft, April 29, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 29, 2026, 9:29 pm
Haredi anti-draft protesters block entrance to Jerusalem, are dispersed after 2 hours
Day after members of extremist Jerusalem Faction breached home of IDF officer, hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block cars, resist police in opposition to arrest of draft evaders
By ToI Staff
Haredi extremists protesting the arrest of a draft evader break into the backyard of the house of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, April 28, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 29, 2026, 6:15 pm
Rioters who broke into IDF police chief’s home charged with assault, trespassing
Charges also include property damage and unlawful assembly; Ashkelon court extends detention of 10 suspects who held anti-conscription protest in yard of top officer
By Sam Sokol
Police officers at the scene where Haredi extremists protesting the arrest of a draft evader broke into the backyard of the house of Military Police chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon, April 28, 2026. (Israel Police)
April 28, 2026, 10:18 pm
Haredi anti-draft rioters break into Military Police chief’s home with family inside; 25 arrested
Netanyahu condemns extremists’ action, as do defense minister and chief of staff, who says it ‘crosses a dangerous red line’; Jerusalem Faction: ‘Leave the Torah students alone’
By Sam Sokol and Emanuel Fabian
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