Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeFor the second week in a row, confrontations developed between ultra-Orthodox protesters and secular Israelis at the recently opened BaSimta café, the only business in the central Jerusalem neighbourhood that is open on ShabbatShare 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 Hasson01:26 PM • July 11 2026 IDTAbout 20 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gathered outside a Jerusalem café on Saturday to protest its decision to remain open on Shabbat, with confrontations breaking out between the demonstrators and secular Israelis for the second consecutive week.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestShabbatUltra-OrthodoxHaredim JerusalemCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsU.S.-IranTrumpHussam Abu SafiyaAndy BurnhamBrad LanderIsrael ProtestsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastUltra-Orthodox Protesters Clash With Patrons at Jerusalem Café Open on ShabbatTrump Threatens 'Complete Decimation' of Iran in Event of Assassination AttemptEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Armenia's Jews Hope Israeli Recognition of Ottoman Genocide Spurs Bilateral TiesWhen a Palestinian Family's Bathroom Becomes an Israeli Closed Military ZoneRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAs Israel Lacks Hundreds of Patrol Officers, West Bank Staff DoublesMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians InsideInside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWA