Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialShare 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 formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial03:46 AM • August 03 2026 IDTIn June, a new café called Basimta opened in central Jerusalem. It has become a scene of clashes between ultra-Orthodox and secular Jews due to the fact that the café is open for business on Shabbat. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestShabbatUltra-OrthodoxHaredim Israeli politicsJerusalemCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuU.S.-IranGaza DealPolymarket BetsMichigan primaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump: Iran Negotiations Start Monday; Hormuz, Denuclearization Deal 'Imminent'Poll: Arab Party Holds 5 Seats Even After Jewish MK Announces Move to Join SlateNetanyahu Creates Alternative Reality to Lure Back VotersIDF Must Reject the Defense Minister's Order to Expel a West Bank Refugee CampThe Battle Over a Jerusalem Cafe May Be the Rallying Cry Secular Israelis NeededRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedTrump's Irritation, Netanyahu's Desperation: Oval Office Smiles Mask Rifts