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Shin Bet investigates haredi protests amid concerns over threats to government sites - report

The Shin Bet is investigating haredi anti-conscription protests after multiple disruptive incidents, amid concerns that future demonstrations could threaten government sites or officials.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews hold placards during a protest against conscription in Israel's military, in Jerusalem on October 30, 2025.
YOUTHS GATHER in front of a burning barricade on Duncairn Gardens on June 9, 2026 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Anti-immigration riots erupt in Belfast after police arrest Sudanese stabbing suspect

One resident of the area told BBC News that "Masked men were bashing down doors," while the Belfast Telegraph reported that Molotov cocktails had been thrown at police officers.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men clash with police during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026; Illustrative.

Haredi protesters block Jerusalem road over false reports of draft dodger arrest

In addition, Jerusalem District Police raided the homes of suspects connected to the June 1 haredi riots in Beit Shemesh.

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Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.

'This was not a demonstration, it was a pogrom,' says Council leader, Sohlberg's friend Moskowitz

Tomer Moskowitz, a friend of Sohlberg, told 103FM that "anyone could feel their life in danger in a situation like this," and that it could have ended completely differently.

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Netanyahu condemns antisemitic attacks in France riots

Rioters vandalized the Holocaust memorial site in Paris, known as The Memorial to the Martyrs of the Deportation, during the ongoing violent anti-police demonstrations.

JULY 2, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on July 2, 2023.

China complains to France after Chinese tourists hurt in riots

A bus carrying Chinese tourists had its windows smashed by rioters in France.

JULY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
People run followed by police officers during riots following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, at Champs Elysees in Paris, France, July 1, 2023.

'Intifada in heart of France' comes from antisemitic areas - French Jewish lawmaker

“This looks like an Intifada in the heart of France,” French-Israeli lawmaker Meyer Habib said of the ongoing riots over the death of a Paris teen.

JULY 1, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV
A firefighter works to extinguish burning vehicles during clashes between protesters and police, after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer during a traffic stop, in Nanterre, Paris suburb, France, June 28, 2023

France arrests over 1,300 in massive riots over Paris teen's death

Macron postponed a state visit to Germany that was due to begin on Sunday due to the unrest, both countries said.

JULY 1, 2023ByREUTERS
A person stands near a burning container as people protest following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, and against police violence, in Paris, France, June 30, 2023

Rioters vandalize Holocaust memorial in Paris

The riots across the French city initially started as a reaction to the murder of a 17-year-old by French police.

JULY 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

Jan. 6 insurrection suspect arrested near Obama's house with ammunition - NYT

The arrest followed the discovery of weapons, ammunition and materials potentially used to create explosives inside the suspect's van.

JUNE 30, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump fight with members of law enforcement at a door they broke open as they storm the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021.

Violent riots break out overnight in Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem

The riots were held by ultra-Orthodox Israelis in response to a variety of municipal and national policies.

JUNE 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The aftermath of violent riots in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh on Wednesday evening, June 28, 2023.

Rothman: Anti-judicial reform protests are like settler riots against Palestinians

Settlers attacked at least three Palestinian villages after Hamas terrorists murdered four Israelis near Eli.

JUNE 22, 2023ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Simcha Rothman is seen gesturing amid a chaotic session of the Knesset Law and Constitution Committee in Jerusalem during a debate on judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

Inmates riot, clash with guards in Beersheba prison riot

The guards reacted by forcefully entering the prison cells and removing leaders of the riots from there, in order to disperse the riots.

JUNE 9, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prison riot in Eshel Prison in Beersheba, June 9, 2023.

Two Israeli-Arabs killed in separate instances on Sunday

The two murdered victims make 90 people murdered in Arab areas since the beginning of the year, according to the Abraham Initiatives.

JUNE 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MDA ambulance and medics (illustrative).