Israel protest

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.

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.
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

Smoke and flames rise as an Israeli airstrike hits a house, in Gaza City, September 7, 2025.

Trump sends Hamas 'last warning', says will see deal reached soon, Herzog calls for Oct. 7 inquiry


Scenes from the streets: Protests engulf Israel for second day in a row

As the government prepares to vote on the first piece of judicial reform legislation, take a look at some of the highlights of Monday's events as they develop:

 A man cuddles a boy in a tent erected in demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem July 24, 2023.

Monday is a critical day for Israel as Knesset votes on judicial reform - opinion

They must realize that the price Israel will pay for this "victory" will be to escalate the social andpolitical schism in the country, and possibly lead to civil violence.

 ANTI-OVERHAUL activists protest against the government’s plan for judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, on Saturday night

Letters to the editor July 24, 2023: Not a numbers game

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Israeli protesters are seen on Tel Aviv's Kaplan Interchange on July 1, 2023

Are protests just about judicial reform or political agendas? -analysis

The fact that all of the opposition is against the reform and all of the coalition in support of the reform indicates that there is at least some realpolitik at play.

 Anti-overhaul activists attend a special prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, on July 23, 2023.

'Judicial rift parallels Tisha B'Av,' former US Amb. Friedman warns

Tisha B'Av is a day of fasting that marks the date of several tragic events in Jewish history, including the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem.

David Friedman

Scenes from the street: Protests heat up as gov't prepares for judicial reform vote

Take a look at some of the best snapshots from across Israel as the government prepares to pass the first piece of judicial reform legislation.

 A person looks out, above a banner that reads 'in it to oppose the dictatorship', as people take part in a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 22, 2023.

Here is what can happen if we don't protest - opinion

Study what happened in Hungary under Orban, and keep in mind how closely Orban’s playbook is being followed by the Netanyahu government.

 ANTI-JUDICIAL REFORM demonstrators block a road during a protest near Yokne’am, in the Lower Galilee, on Tuesday. The sign reads ‘Free in our land.’

Internal not external: The threat to Israel's resilience

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: This time, however, the threat to the country’s resilience is not external but internal. We are threatening our own resilience.

 PROTESTERS CONVERGE on Tel Aviv’s Hashalom train station on Tuesday during the Day of Disruption against the judicial reform legislation

Protest leaders: March from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is ‘historic’

Despite a lack of planning for this protest, everything came together in time.

 ANTI-JUDICIAL REFORM demonstrators block a road during a protest near Yokne’am, in the Lower Galilee, on Tuesday. The sign reads ‘Free in our land.’

Editor's Notes: What Israel needs right now

The problem with brinkmanship is that you risk reaching the brink. We’re not there, and hopefully will never be, but this cannot continue.

 PEOPLE HOLD a gigantic Israeli flag as they demonstrate on Tuesday’s Day of Disruption, near the US consulate in Tel Aviv