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


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

My Word: Look back in wonder

It's essential not to let the disagreements destroy all we have built. The country has produced astonishing achievements, but also devastating divisions.

 A WOMAN picks buttercups in a field near Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in southern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip

Do the police use excessive force during protests? Expert assesses

One of the protest leaders ahead of the Day of Resistance, an international expert on national identity, spoke with Gideon Oko and Guy Peleg and shared his perspective.

 Israelis protest against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv.

Tel Aviv-Jaffa unveils 'Democracy Square' in tribute to protests upholding democratic values

The new name serves as a tribute to the countless of demonstrators who have gathered at this location for 28 consecutive weeks.

 Protests against the judicial reform at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2023.

Protesters block Ayalon highway as Israel's 'Day of Resistance' continues

Israelis demonstrated as part of a "National Day of Resistance" against the planned judicial reforms • 45 protesters arrested, one seriously injured

 Police use water cannon to clear Ayalon Highway. July 18, 2023

Israeli opinion sharply split on protest, reform legislation - poll

The survey highlighted that 58% of respondents favored abandoning the reform in favor of strengthening national unity.

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

IDF reservists mostly still serving despite Knesset judiciary vote

IDF reservists have, for the most part, not followed through on their threats to refuse to show up for reserve duty when called.


How will government change with passing of reasonableness bill? - interview

Professor Amichai Cohen explains the impact that the judicial reform reasonableness standard bill could have if it's passed into law.

 A view of Israel’s Supreme Court justices during a hearing.

Jewish orgs in the US express concerns over judicial reform

Many Jewish organizations in the Diaspora haven't reacted to the legislation process, though many of the have already responded negatively to these legislations.

 Anti-judicial overhaul demonstrators protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul, outside the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, July 11, 2023.

Hundreds of IDF reservists swear off service in protest of judicial reforms

300 members of the IDF's various cyber and tech arms signed a letter saying that they were no longer bluffing and are now refusing to show up for reserve duty when called.

 IDF RESERVISTS and activists protest judicial reform, outside the Prime Ministers Office in Jerusalem, March 2.