Current sectionIsrael NewsSecular residents and customers from the area arrived at the new café to prevent ultra-Orthodox men from entering the premises amid repeated confrontations throughout the day. 'I feel this will happen again next week, and we will prepare for it,' the owner told HaaretzShare 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 formatSubscribeNir Hasson12:52 AM • July 05 2026 IDTDozens of ultra-Orthodox men harassed customers on Saturday at a newly opened café in Jerusalem that operates on Shabbat, according to witnesses and the café owner. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestShabbatUltra-OrthodoxHaredim JerusalemCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIsrael-IranNetanyahuSteffen SeibertGaza CafeOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastDozens of ultra-Orthodox Harassed Patrons at Jerusalem Cafe Open on ShabbatSecond Teen Dies After Haifa Shooting in Northern IsraelPreparing to Defile the ElectionGaza Hospital Director Jailed in Israel in Life-threatening Danger, Lawyer SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has Arrived103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide