Current sectionIsrael NewsResidents of the neighborhood in the north of the city repeatedly appeal to authorities to remove the sporadic blockades. A municipal representative told one resident that 'vehicles are not supposed to drive on Shabbat'Share 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 formatSubscribeYair Foldes12:03 AM • August 25 2026 IDTFor months, secular residents of a mixed neighborhood in Bnei Brak have found the roads to their homes blocked on the Sabbath. While some blockades by Haredi residents are illegal, one has been approved by the municipality.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShabbatUltra-OrthodoxIsrael social protestHaredim CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastSecular Residents in Bnei Brak Trapped by Unlawful Haredi Shabbat RoadblocksNetanyahu, an Electoral Leper, Searches for Treasure in the Political JunkyardIsraelis Only See the Victim When It's a DonkeyU.S. Announces Expansion of Sanctions in 'Economic Onslaught' on IranPolice Who Assaulted Arab Man Got Light Sentences Because Attack Followed Oct. 7Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive