Protests

Highway 4 closed due to haredi protest near Bnei Brak, Israel Police confirm

The closure affects the highway between the Aluf Sade Interchange, south of Ramat Gan, and the Em Hamoshavot Interchange, north of Bnei Brak, police added.

Haredi protestors stand under a bridge, blocking a road near Bnei Brak on Wednesday, 17 June.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.

Protesters block Jerusalem roads, target light rail construction site

Ultra orthoodx jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative.

Haredi protesters disrupt light rail construction, block traffic on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street

MK Zvi Sukkot visiting the city of Rahat as residents protest his visit, July 12, 2026.

'Intimidation will not deter me': Clashes erupt in Bedouin city Rahat in protest of Sukkot's visit


Shas spiritual leader: Iran deal is punishment for draft dodger arrests, A-G is 'wicked woman'

"Trump turned against us because of the decrees being imposed on Torah scholars and because they are being arrested,” Yosef said.

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, during a weekly teaching at the Yazdim synagogue in Jerusalem, on June 7, 2025.

Paris police arrest 20 as demonstrators defy ban on Iran opposition rally

The announcement of the ban on the protest came hours after a call between France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi.

People hold a pre-Iranian Revolution "Lion and Sun" national flag as they attend a demonstration against political executions in Iran and in support of a democratic republic, a demonstration which was banned by Paris Police Prefecture, in Paris, France, June 20, 2026.

Bolivia's Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military

Paz's declaration came in a live message to the nation just hours after he unveiled a deal struck on Friday with the main union, the Bolivian Workers’ Confederation (COB), aimed at easing tensions.

Members of the "Ponchos Rojos" community wearing signs reading "Union Police" on their hats attend a meeting to discuss the future of protests ongoing for more than six weeks in Tilata, La Paz department, Bolivia, on June 18, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block traffic, set fire on road near Jerusalem's Shabbat Square

On Thursday evening, light rail service was partially suspended between Jerusalem’s central bus station and Mount Herzl station due to haredi protests.

Israel Police responding to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest near Shabbat Square in Jerusaelm, June 19, 2026.

WATCH: Some 10,000 protesters block two highways in protest of IDF haredi draft

Drivers of vehicles blocked by the protest exited their vehicles and confronted protesters, video footage from the scene seen by The Jerusalem Post appeared to show.

Haredi protestors stand under a bridge, blocking a road near Bnei Brak on Wednesday, 17 June.

Iranian students expelled from university after allegedly burning flag of Islamic regime

Two Iranian students were expelled after allegedly burning the Islamic regime flag at Amirkabir University, amid a wider wave of student expulsions across Iran.

An Iranian national flag is fixed to the arm of a statue at the monument dedicated to the Palestinian struggle in Palestine Square in central Tehran on July 8, 2025.

Iranian Americans plan protests as soccer team prepares for their World Cup opener

Iran's participation in the tournament has been beset by controversy against the backdrop of the war, which began in February when the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

Protesters against the Iranian regime demonstrate outside Carson Sports Park in Carson, California, US, June 14, 2026.

Police disperse haredi protest near Ofakim in response to draft-dodger riot arrests

"Traffic at the junction has reopened and is operating as normal," the police said.

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block a road at the Gilat Junction, near Ofakim, southern Israel, February 9, 2026; illustrative.

Most Israelis believe internal conflicts, polarization are biggest threats to Israel, study reveals

The study revealed that the majority of the public in Israel, 55%, sees internal polarization and disagreement as the most dangerous threat to the country’s continued existence.

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters demonstrate against the arrest of ultra orthodox jewish men who took part in a protest outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg and were later handed over to the military police, outside the Abu Kabir detention facility in Tel Aviv, June 10, 2026.

London police arrest 14 for violent protest outside synagogue's Israeli real estate event

My Home in Israel, which organized the event, said that all properties being marketed were located within Israel’s internationally recognized borders.

Anti-Israel protesters congregate outside London's Edgeware Unietd Synagogue on Sunday, June 14, 2026 during an Israeli real estate event.