Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe hardline ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem faction intensified its protests this month following the police decision to hand over to the Military Police 19 yeshiva students arrested after the attempt to storm the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam SohlbergShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldes, Aaron Rabinowitz, Noa Shpigeland Josh Breiner01:35 PM • June 17 2026 IDTPolice officers on Wednesday used stun grenades and batons to disperse ultra-Orthodox protesters who blocked a major highway near Tel Aviv's Haredi suburb of Bnei Brak over the arrest of IDF draft evaders.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShasIsrael protestIsrael policeHaredim Israeli politicsUnited Torah JudaismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIDF-LebanonGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPoll: In Steady Rise, ex-IDF Chief Eisenkot Passes Bennett-Lapid Merger PartySource: Iran Deal Includes $300 Billion Fund, Over Half Already CommittedPolice Say Enough Evidence Gathered to Charge Minister Over Diplomatic PassportsIDF Officials: Iran Deal Could Force Military to Backtrack Lebanon IncursionIsraeli Strikes Reported in Several Areas Across Southern LebanonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?The Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France