Tel aviv protest

Former soccer player Haim Sirotkin sentenced to one year in prison for running over protesters

The court convicted him of reckless and negligent conduct involving a vehicle, finding that while he did not intend to hit the protesters, he knowingly accelerated his car and disregarded risks.

|ByURI SELA, HODAYA RAN
Haim Sirotkin, driver who is suspected of running over protesters last night during a demonstration calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government, arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2024.
(Illustrative) Israel police block a road, as rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip, near Ashkelon, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

Police officer convicted over stun grenades used against anti-government protesters

According to the indictment, Swissa ordered the use of stun grenades against demonstrators in violation of police protocols, at a time when the crowd was not engaging in violence.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Protests against illegal immigration in Tel Aviv.

Decapitated mannequins placed at houses of judges, Tel Aviv mayor, in protest of illegal immigrants

The mannequins also had messages expressing discontent with the current state of illegal immigrants in Israel, claiming that they are the cause of a rise in violent crime rates.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Gilad Kariv and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir clash on social media.

Ben-Gvir argues with MK Kariv, sparks controversy over freedom of speech amid nationwide protests

The argument happened on social media as Israelis gathered across the country calling for the release of the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity amid the IDF's invasion of Gaza City.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Industrious Israeli uses judicial reform protests to find a date

Sha'uli, 34, from Tel Aviv went out on Wednesday to the protests in Tel Aviv with a sign that simply said "single" and had his phone number written below.

MARCH 5, 2023BySHEEE/WALLA!
Thousands of Israeli protesters rally against Israeli Goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on March 04, 2023.

Yair Netanyahu: Tel Aviv protesters are terrorists, must be jailed

The Prime Minister's son compared Tel Aviv to Ramallah, and said that the protesters had become "twins with their Palestinian barbarian brothers."

MARCH 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Yair Netanyahu, son of former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in the defamation lawsuit filed by former MK Stav Shafir in Tel Aviv, on November 29, 2022.

Sara Netanyahu should admit 'hairdressergate' was staged - opinion

The Israeli public is not so gullible as to fall for the Netanyahus' manipulative games.

MARCH 2, 2023ByANDREA SAMUELS
Israeli Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote, together with his wife Sara Netanyahu at a voting station in Jerusalem, during the Knesset Elections, on March 23, 2021.

Sara Netanyahu evacuated from hair salon surrounded by protesters

Security forces rescued Sara from the salon, where she had been prevented from leaving.

MARCH 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sara Netanyahu

Netanyahu: Lapid is generating anarchy over judicial reform

“We can’t afford to descend into anarchy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

MARCH 1, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Police attempt to push back protesters on Ayalon Highway during judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

A protest in pictures: Israel's national 'day of disruption'

Take a look at just a few of the photos from the protests sweeping the country on Wednesday's national day of disruption.

MARCH 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Hundreds of women inspired by 'Handmaid's Tale' protest across Israel

Inspired by the famous book, women across Israel dressed up in red dresses and white bonnets during protests.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale television show protest the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, February 25, 2023.

Quarter million protesters take to the streets ahead of judicial reforms

Demonstrations were also set to be held at 50 other locations across Israel, with high-profile political figures scheduled to attend.

FEBRUARY 18, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israelis protest against the current Israeli government and their planned judicial reforms, in Tel Aviv on February 18, 2023.

In pictures: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis hold major protest against judicial reform

An 'in pictures' story of hundreds of protesters taking to the streets to protest against the judicial reform.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrations of parents and children on King George Street in Tel Aviv

Mass protests expected on Saturday night as political divide deepens

Tens of thousands are expected to protest in Tel Aviv against judicial reforms for the second week in a row after days of increasing political tension.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
Israelis protest against the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, on January 7, 2023.