Protests

WATCH: Haredi protest against light rail construction erupts on Jerusalem's Bar-Ilan Street

Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd after declaring the demonstration illegal.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.
Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026.

Small-scale protests break out in Iran over cost of living

Iraqi anti-government protesters take cover from security forces firing tear gas to keep demonstrators from storming the Green Zone, which hosts government offices and foreign offices, on October 28, 2019 in Baghdad.

Iranian-backed militia Badr admits it killed, wounded thousands of protesters in Iraq in 2019

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 8, 2026.

Jerusalem's Basimta Cafe may decide to close on Shabbat amid weekly haredi protests


Surfside, Florida rally demands justice after violent, hate-fueled attack on visiting Jewish couple

In a video recorded by the victim's wife, Perozo punches the victim in the head and tells him, "Now you’re going to die. Walk away before I kill you."

A demonstrator holds an Israeli flag as protesters gather during an '#EndJewHatred' rally outside Poetica Coffee, following a social media post by the shop targeting Jewish Congressman Dan Goldman and denying service to pro‑Israel customers in Brooklyn, New York.

Haredi protesters block major Israeli highway after draft dodger's arrest

Ahead of the protest, police said Highway 4 will be blocked between the Aluf Sade Interchange in Ramat Gan and the Em Hamoshavot Interchange in Petah Tikva.  

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Highway 4 over detention of draft dodger, August 12, 2026.

CAM weekly antisemitism report: Demonstration outside Israel’s US embassy descends into blood libel

Demonstrators drenched the pavement in fake blood invoking classical "blood libel" tropes long used to incite antisemitic violence.

Protesters carry Palestinian flags near the White House, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026

'Malchieli is a murderer!' Shas condemns protests against MK over haredi draft law

Malchieli has stated that yeshiva students should be able to defer service as long as Torah study is their occupation, and recently said he would "not ask for a collective exemption for haredim."

Shas MK Michael Malchieli attends a conference for West Bank sovereignty at the Knesset, July 21, 2025.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem cafe amid ongoing months-long dispute over Shabbat opening

This marks the eighth consecutive week of protests. Several MKs, including Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, have joined counterprotests in previous weeks.

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 8, 2026.

'This shall not stand': Jewish, interfaith leaders protest antisemitism at rally

Speakers included Jewish leaders and activists, with the rally focused on demanding greater security, confronting rising antisemitism, and demonstrating that Jews and our allies will stand together. 

New York Police Department officers stand guard at Central Synagogue in New York, US, December 11, 2019.

Can we all agree on zero tolerance for all political violence, even among our allies? - opinion

Israel outlaws all political violence – whether committed by Palestinians or Jews, right-wingers or left-wingers, in the territories or in major cities.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at a memorial ceremony for former prime minister Menahem Begin, in Jerusalem, March 7, 2022.

Anti-Israel protesters dump fake blood outside embassy in Washington, set up fake graves

Among the signs held by the protesters were ones reading "No place for Israel in a good world" and "Israelis are baby killers."

An anti-Israel protester outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington holds a sign reading "Israelis are baby killers," August 18, 2026.

Buddhist monks, locals protest Chabad House in Sri Lanka amid threats, harassment

Rabbi Yossi Gabai told The Post that the center, which opened two weeks ago, has been targeted by individuals protesting its presence. 

A gathering of local Sri Lankans protesting a Chabad House in the town of Hiriketiya, on Friday, August 14, 2026

Haredi protesters attempt to block bus near Meron over Shabbat operations

The protest follows an overnight incident in which a woman glued the entrance to Jerusalem's Basimta cafe shut, delaying its opening by 40 minutes.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.