Dozens of police officers were deployed as haredi demonstrators, for the sixth consecutive Saturday, gathered to protest Jerusalem’s Basimta Cafe being open on Shabbat.

Dozens of police officers were deployed as haredi demonstrators, for the sixth consecutive Saturday, gathered to protest Jerusalem’s Basimta Cafe being open on Shabbat. Link Haredi demonstrators, counterprotestors clash at sixth consecutive Shabbat protest of Basimta Cafe Every weekend for the past six weeks, those who disapprove of the café being open on Shabbat have protested at the location, while supporters of the business held counterprotests.

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: Jerusalem Post
Categorie: security
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:54:11 GMT