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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

“I couldn’t just sit there and continue to argue and see they’re not changing their minds,” Haskel told the Post about the marathon discussions on the bill taking place in the Knesset.

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

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

Road closures began at noon, and Israel Police and Netvei Israel have called on the public to avoid driving to the entrance area to Jerusalem throughout the day.

|ByMOSHE COHEN, ALON HACHMON
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

Antifa reflects a new era in which the lines between good and evil, democracy and anarchy, are increasingly blurred.

|ByDAVID BEN-BASAT

Israel and Iran: The opposite sides in the battle for democracy - opinion

In the face of autocracy and oppression, Israel stands firm in its commitment to democracy, freedom, and the shared values that unite us with our democratic partners.

JUNE 16, 2023ByDAN ILLOUZ
THE WRITER (right) and MK Ze’ev Elkin lead a meeting of the Jerusalem Lobby, at the Knesset, last month.

Israel Police to probe violence at protest at Netanyahu's home in Caesarea

Protesters had been demonstrating outside of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's home in Caesarea which resulted in violent clashes between the protesters and police.

JUNE 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police car at night

Former IDF intel chief: Likud MKs 'own a patent on incitement'

Former IDF intel chief addressed the ongoing protests surrounding the judicial reform and dismissing allegations of violence within the protests.

JUNE 4, 2023By103FM
Protests against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2023.

Justice Minister Levin: Washington aiding Israel's protesters against judicial reform

National Unity leader Benny Gantz said Levin’s remarks were dangerous and warned that Israel would not last without the alliance with the US.

MAY 1, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
US JEWS see 300,000 Israelis – 2.5% of the population – protesting weekly, which would be the equivalent of eight million Americans protesting every week for more over than three months.

Protests about the judiciary, American and Israeli style - opinion

In both countries, people protest their judiciary, but in Israel, these protests have not turned violent even as tensions rise.

APRIL 30, 2023ByALAN DERSHOWITZ
A PROTEST takes place against the judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, at the beginning of Independence Day, on Tuesday night. The protesters have behaved admirably and so has the government, says the writer.

150,000 protest Israeli judicial reform, Spanish PM voices support

Judicial reform protest organizers declare Thursday to be "National Equality Day" • Foreign Minister Eli Cohen criticizes video from Spanish Prime Minister

APRIL 29, 2023BySHIRA SILKOFF
People take part in a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel April 29, 2023.

Journalists attacked by protesters at right-wing demonstration

The bottle, thrown by the protesters towards the reporters Moriah Asraf Walberg and Yishai Porat, did not physically harm them.

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2023.

Now is the time for such an initiative, vital dialogue - editorial

A “Jewish Davos,” it will aim to develop concrete proposals for the Jewish future, as well as specific action items to promote their implementation.

APRIL 24, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]

16 weeks in a row: Judicial reform protesters gather across Israel

The protests have continued despite the temporary halt of the judicial reform legislation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared at the end of March.

APRIL 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis demonstrate against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv for the 16th week in a row on April 22, 2023.

Tens of thousands protest judicial reform for 13th consecutive week

Netanyahu's former chief of staff was seen at the Tel Aviv judicial reform protests, along with opposition politicians and Netanyahu's cousin.

APRIL 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MICHAEL STARR
Demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv