Israel protest

Protesters block Knesset entrance following approval of 2026 state budget

"While the Israeli public is sitting in shelters, the government of massacre approves a pig-sized budget," the protesters stated.

PROTESTERS GATHER outside the Knesset against the approved 2026 budget.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, as she marches on a three-day journey from Kfar Saba to Jerusalem to protest the current outline of the haredi conscription bill.

80 km. on foot: Sharren Haskel’s three-day march in protest of haredi draft bill - interview

Protests against haredi draft begins in Jerusalem, October 30, 2025.

Road closures, canceled trains: Mass ultra-Orthodox protests shut down Jerusalem's public transport

ANTIFA ACTIVISTS hold a banner that reads, ‘The street belongs to us,’ as they mark Antifa’s 100th anniversary, in Frankfurt in 2021. Across Europe, where far-right movements are gaining strength, Antifa is present at nearly every major protest, says the writer.

Between protest and violence: Antifa reflects blurring of lines between good and evil - opinion


Major protest movements enlist in nationwide volunteering effort

When Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and began massacring Israelis, launching a war, the movement realized that its efforts were needed elsewhere.

 Volunteers organize donated equipment at the Students' Protest's volunteering headquarters.

Judicial reforms protests are harming Israel - opinion

No one foresaw the determination, tenacity, and ferociousness of the reaction to the government’s program. 

 PROTESTERS RALLY in Tel Aviv against the government’s judicial reform plan, blocking the Ayalon highway, earlier this year.

An Israeli protest group is inviting strangers to debate politics in their sukkahs

A protest group called Safeguarding Our Shared Home has enlisted more than 250 people across Israel to open their sukkahs to Israelis from all walks of life to engage in debate.

 A person sits while holding a placard during a protest as the new Jewish New Year begins in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 17, 2023

Don't let a label fog your judgement - opinion

When it comes to protests, should we "stay in our lane" or speak out?

 SOMETIMES AN ‘outside’ perspective is healthy, valuable, and important, especially when it comes from a place of love, the writer maintains.

Israel's ruling faction pressures police to halt protests at ministers' homes

The Likud party has submitted an appeal to Israeli police in regard to a decision that would allow protesters to hold demonstrations near the homes of Likud party members.

 People gather to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to California as he is scheduled to meet with entrepreneur Elon Musk, at Union Square in San Francisco, California, US. September 18, 2023.

Tzohar calls for unity on Yom Kippur amid divided Israeli society

Amid protests that have gripped the country for the better part of a year, the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization is hoping that Yom Kippur can bring a much-needed reprieve.

 A person sits while holding a placard during a protest as the new Jewish New Year begins in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 17, 2023

Smotrich to Hayut: 'You dare to invalidate a Basic Law, the responsibility is yours'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke at the right-wing pro-judicial reform demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday night.

 Finance Minster Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a pro-reform rally in Jerusalem, September 7, 2023.

The peripheral costs of protesting - opinion

The prevention of despotic rule – by either the Supreme Court or the Knesset – is the driving force behind this social tug-of-war. 

 Israelis are seen protesting against judicial reform after the passage of the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard, on July 24, 2023.

Israel's Declaration of Independence is a worthy document, not a billboard - opinion

On Israel’s Declaration of Independence

A copy of the Declaration of Independence hangs from the Brain Research Building on the Bar-Ilan University campus.

Hundreds protest at Tel Aviv light rail for it to operate on Shabbat

The Tel Aviv light rail had only been running for a single day when it was supposed to pause operations for Shabbat. Several were arrested during the protest outside the station.

 Protestors handcuff themselves to the Tel Aviv light rail, August 18, 2023.