Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAfter police barred anti-Netanyahu protesters from demonstrating in Jerusalem last Saturday for the first time, the High Court said a ban on sound equipment until the end of Shabbat will remain in place, but protests will not be restrictedShare 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 formatSubscribeBar Pelegand Josh Breiner11:36 PM • June 17 2026 IDTPolice will no longer restrict Saturday protests outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, but a ban on the use of sound equipment on Shabbat will remain in place, the state told Israel's High Court of Justice on Wednesday.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtIsrael protestShabbatIsrael policeJerusalemCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastState Tells Top Court: Police Will Allow Shabbat Protests Near Netanyahu's HomeHaaretz CartoonU.S. Begins Removing Army Aircraft as Ben-Gurion's Terminal 1 Set to ReopenThe Full Reported Text of the 14-point U.S.-Iran Memorandum of UnderstandingTalks Over Joint List Stall as New Party May Widen Divisions Among Arab IsraelisRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'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 FranceFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the Occupation