Haredi protests

Haredi protesters block Highway 4 near Ra'anana, Kfar Saba over draft dodger arrest

Police have deemed the demonstration illegal and are on the scene directing traffic to alternative routes, clearing the road, and restoring public order.

Ultra-Orthodox protester holding a sign reading "Either Haredi or the army" during an anti-draft protest on Highway 4, October 8, 2026.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police officers and civilians as they block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the Yavne Interchange on Route 4, October 18, 2026.

Stun grenades, water cannon deployed to disperse haredi protesters blocking Highway 4 near Yavne

Breslov children brought to protest outside of Military Prison 10, October 12, 2026.

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox children pulled from school to protest draft evader arrests in Prison 10

 Brig. General (res.) Ofer Winter speaks during Jerusalem day event in Ariel, in the West Bank, June 4, 2024.

'Nazi, dog. Get out of here!': Ofer Winter confronted by anti-draft haredi protesters in Bnei Brak


NYC protesters overrun Israeli peace vigil, six civilians in flydubai flight to receive award

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather on Oct. 7, 2026, outside City Hall in New York.

Haredi demonstrator dragged by vehicle as mass anti-draft protests erupt across central Israel

Thousands of protesters bring traffic to a halt across Jerusalem, on Highway 4 • Demonstrators disrupt Shas election campaign conference in Modi'in Illit • Rioters attack light rail construction

Ultra-Orthodox protester holding a sign reading "Either Haredi or the army" during an anti-draft protest on Highway 4, October 8, 2026.

'Rather die than be drafted': Thousands take to Jerusalem's streets in haredi anti-draft march

The march is taking place in the Kikar HaShabbat area, the along Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets in the capital city.

Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protesters hold signs at a massive anti-draft march in Jerusalem, September 29, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox rioters clash with police, locals in Jerusalem's Old City, 11 arrested

A Border Police officer and another person were lightly wounded as rioters threw stones and other objects, damaged municipal vehicles and clashed with police and local residents.

Stun grenades thrown at rioters, September 29, 2026.

Haredi anti-draft march in Bnei Brak doubled as launch event for a protest political party - report

"In Netanyahu's Government of Evasion, the deserters are the heroes," Gadi Eisenkot claimed, dubbing the march "Netanyahu's walk of shame."

Haredi protest over draft law, April 12, 2026.

'Result of haredi terror': Jerusalem's Basimta Cafe to close on Shabbat after weeks of protests

“Now we are asking to return Basimta Cafe to what it was intended to be: a calm, pleasant and open place for coffee, culture and dialogue,” said the CEO of Jews for Jesus, Eli Birnbaum.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a cafe operating on Shabbat and clash with Israeli police, while secular protesters hold a counter-demonstration in support of the cafe in central Jerusalem, August 8, 2026.

WATCH: Anti-draft protesters try to block roads into Tel Hashomer base, prevent haredi enlistment

Ya'akov Dori Street in Kiryat Ono, from Levi Eshkol Street to Shlomo Hamelech, is blocked in both directions, Israel Police said, urging drivers to take alternate routes.

Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) protesters outside of Tel Hashomer IDF recruitment center in central Israel, August 31, 2026.

Hundreds of haredim arrive at Tel Hashomer to enlist in IDF as anti-draft protesters gather

“The young men who walked through those gates this morning show you can be fully committed to Torah study and still defend this country on the front line," said Lt.-Col. (res) Yossi Levi.

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man at the Tel Hashomer IDF base, August 30, 2026.

Haredi protesters set road blocks at Jerusalem entrance roads, disrupting traffic into city

Traffic was disrupted at the entrance to Jerusalem on Saturday evening after Haredi protesters set up a series of roadblocks, police said.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Haredi protest erupts on Route 433 after police arrest draft dodger suspected of stealing car

According to the police, a 20-year-old had been caught driving a stolen car, after which it was determined that he was also a draft evader. 

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters block Route 433 in an attempt to stop the detention of a draft dodger, August 28, 2026.