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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
Haim Sirotkin at a hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on April 7, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 9, 2026, 2:55 pm
Driver who hit protesters in 2024 gets year in prison for reckless endangerment
Haim Sirotkin, a 52-year-old soccer coach, plowed into demonstrators as they were leaving an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv, leaving a woman with a head injury and broken ribs
By 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
Josh Lees (R), from the Palestine Action Group, speaking in front of representatives of nine civil society organisations as he announces a constitutional challenge regarding protesting laws at the Supreme Court of NSW in central Sydney on March 17, 2025. (David Gray/AFP)
April 16, 2026, 2:16 pm
Australian court overturns law clamping down on protests in wake of Bondi massacre protest law
Judge rules measure unconstitutional; pro-Palestinian plaintiff claimed NSW government sought to ‘rip up our democratic rights to protest’; State Premier Chris Minns stands by decision to limit demos
By AFP and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against the war in Jerusalem during the war between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah on March 14, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Times of Israel)
April 4, 2026, 4:28 pm
After High Court appeal, anti-war protests to be permitted under strict limitations
The Association for Civil Rights requested an urgent hearing, saying the right to protest was being violated; Supreme Court head Isaac Amit says war does not negate the right to protest
By ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road as they take part in a protest against military conscription in Bnei Brak, February 9, 2026. (AP/Leo Correa)
February 9, 2026, 10:05 pm
Haredi protesters block highway, clash with police after suspected draft dodgers arrested
Lapid slams stipends given to draft evaders, calls for government funding for ultra-Orthodox to be withheld; lawmakers advance bill banning use of ‘skunk’ spray at protests
By Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
A man walks past empty shelves marked price-controlled milk at a Shufersal supermarket in the northern city of Haifa, February 3, 2026. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
February 4, 2026, 4:06 am
Shoppers face empty milk shelves as dairy farmers ramp up fight against proposed reform
Producers agree to resume raw milk supply to processing companies for the time being, though protest convoys to Jerusalem still planned for Wednesday
By Sue Surkes
Gal Hirsch, the government's point man on missing and kidnapped citizens, speaks with Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, as he arrives for a meeting with families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas, in Herzliya, December 5, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 2, 2026, 11:17 am
Full text of letter from ex-hostages and relatives demanding Gal Hirsch resign
Former captives, family members sign letter after government’s hostage point man said in a series of interviews that mass protests on behalf of the hostages aided Hamas
By Jessica Steinberg
Haredim protesting against military conscription stand by a bonfire on a street in Jerusalem, January 6, 2026. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
January 29, 2026, 1:24 pm
As Haredi protests spiral into perilous chaos, police are often nowhere to be found
Cops appear to be taking hands-off approach to unrest, allowing demonstrations to turn violent while employing excessive force once they do respond, souring already tense ties
By Sam Sokol
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