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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic signs his resignation as president in order to run for prime minister, in Belgrade, Serbia, September 27, 2026. (Serbian presidential press office via AP)
September 28, 2026, 5:19 am
Serbia’s President Vucic resigns to run for prime minister in October elections
Populist leader, who has dominated country’s politics for over a decade but faces growing protests, has made Serbia one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Protesters burn tires and other debris to block a highway as demonstrations over fuel price increases spread across Syria, in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib province, September 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahmed Albam)
September 14, 2026, 8:11 pm
Fuel price surge sparks Syria’s biggest protests since Assad’s fall
Demonstrators block roads and oil convoys after diesel jumps 40%; Damascus blames costly imports as Ukrainian attacks strain fuel stocks from Russia, the country’s main supplier
By Feras Dalatey, Mahmoud Hasano and Firas Makdesi
Ireland’s President Catherine Connolly, left, hosts US President Donald Trump ahead of a meeting at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, September 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
September 12, 2026, 11:55 pm
Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’
On two-day visit, US president says ‘it may as well happen now’; thousands of protesters wave Palestinian flags as Irish president denounces normalization of ‘war and genocide’
By AFP
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
Protesters gather at Dover Priory train station after black-clad and masked demonstrators blocked roads during a protest, in Dover, England, September 5, 2026. (Oscar Rihll/PA via AP)
September 5, 2026, 5:36 pm
Masked anti-immigration protesters block roads to Britain’s busiest ferry port
Black-clad demonstrators chanting ‘stop the boats’ cause 4-mile traffic jam at Dover before port access is restored; UK government condemns disruption
By Jill Lawless
Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against Cafe Basimta operating on Shabbat and clash with police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 15, 2026. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
September 2, 2026, 6:15 pm
As weekly Haredi protests take a toll, Jerusalem cafe says it may close on Saturdays
Spokesperson for Cafe Basimta says business will make decision in coming days as some fear ultra-Orthodox rallies hounding the coffeehouse may escalate out of control
By Zev Stub
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
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
Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 1, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 1, 2026, 1:12 pm
Haredi protesters try to force their way into Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat
Police said to use batons to disperse demonstrators after they clash with secular patrons, attempt to enter Cafe Basimta, amid largest turnout since 5-week campaign began
By ToI Staff
Long lines of secular customers gathered to patronize Cafe Basimta in Jerusalem on Shabbat, July 18, 2026. (Theia Chatelle/ JTA)
July 24, 2026, 7:03 am
Jerusalem cafe symbolizes secular defiance – until people learn it’s run by Jews for Jesus
One of few coffee houses in the city center to open on Shabbat, Cafe Basimta draws rowdy Haredi protesters and tenacious customers – many of whom find the new revelation grounds for concern
By Theia Chatelle
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, leaves federal court during the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs in New York, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/ Larry Neumeister)
July 10, 2026, 4:04 pm
Albania defends funding Kanye West concert, says it will put capital on map
Tirana has paid $4.6 million to back concert amid poor ticket sales; rapper known for antisemitic outbursts set to perform in purpose-built venue
By AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 9, 2026, 8:25 pm
Rioting by Haredi extremists has caused NIS 600 million damage to Jerusalem light rail work
Transport Ministry says ultra-Orthodox groups’ vandalism of infrastructure and equipment at the construction site in the Bar-Ilan area has set light rail expansion back 2 years
By Sharon Wrobel
A display portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a leader who doesn't care about his people dying in war, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, July 4, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 5, 2026, 6:41 am
Cousin of slain hostage to Netanyahu: ‘Would you have also said Yoni came back from Entebbe?’
As multiple anti-government demonstrations held, Gil Dickmann pans PM for taking credit for returning all the captives, noting that many died, just like Netanyahu’s brother in 1976 raid
By Noam Lehmann
Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas on June 26, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 26, 2026, 8:37 pm
Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year
Signs read ‘God willing, Hamas out,’ and ‘We are not pawns’; demonstrations were planned weeks in advance; resident confirms to ToI that Hamas operatives deployed to deter and try to stop them
By Nurit Yohanan
Protesters supporting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men into the military block a road in the Haredi city of Bnei Brak, central Israel, clashing with locals, on June 26, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 26, 2026, 5:48 pm
Dozens of protesters block road in Bnei Brak in demand for ultra-Orthodox military draft
Demonstration led by mothers of soldiers; group says police officers stood by and watched as they were attacked by ultra-Orthodox men: ‘I cried out to one of them, and he simply didn’t move’
By ToI Staff
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