Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIn the latest of consecutive protests against the Jerusalem Café Basimta operating on the Jewish day of Sabbath, police forcefully fended off Haredi protesters who attempted to break in, as dozens of secular residents gathered to voice their support for the caféShare 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 formatSubscribeNoa Shpigel03:08 PM • August 01 2026 IDTSome 100 ultra-Orthodox Jewish men tried to break into a Jerusalem café on Saturday in protest of its decision to remain open on Shabbat, after a month of repeated protests at the establishment.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestShabbatUltra-OrthodoxAvigdor LiebermanJerusalemYair GolanCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPolice Block Haredi Protesters Trying to Storm Jerusalem Cafe Open on ShabbatPivotal on Paper, Palestinians Concerned Trump's Gaza Roadmap Leads to Dead EndArab Party Courts Senior Lawmaker From Yair Lapid's Party for Election SlateU.S. Embassy Warns to 'Seriously Reconsider' Mideast Travel Amid Iran TensionsHe Confessed to a Murder He Didn't Commit. It Took 32 Years to Believe HimRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitAl Jazeera Reportedly Ends Contracts of Over 20 Gazan JournalistsTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of CommanderTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask RiftsIsrael's De Facto Strategy Is Exposed in Latest West Bank Settler Violence