Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeAs central Israel's Route 4 was blocked and stun grenades were fired, footage of a police officer kicking a protester lying on the asphalt ignited a political storm, with ultra-Orthodox leaders decrying excessive use of forceShare 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 formatSubscribeJosh Breinerand Yair Foldes10:43 PM • June 18 2026 IDTPolice said on Wednesday that they would suspend an officer who was filmed kicking an ultra-Orthodox anti-draft demonstrator in the face during a protest over the arrest of draft evaders near the Haredi city of Bnei Brak. The Justice Ministry unit in charge of police misconduct is expected to open an investigation into the incident.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestUltra-OrthodoxIDFItamar Ben-GvirCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza FlotillaAIPAC's PlaybookIsrael FlightsWorld CupHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Police Suspend Officer for Kicking Haredi Demonstrator Lying on GroundMissiles, Proxies and Nukes: Israeli Officials Warn of Gaps in U.S.-Iran DealRight-wing Religious post-Zionism: Netanyahu's Coalition Is at War With IsraelIsrael's Failure to Court Young U.S Evangelicals Shows the Limits of HasbaraSeven Israelis Convicted of Lynching Arab Man During 2021 Nationalist RiotsRemembering 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 TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes