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‘We’ll do it again’: Greek tavern defies hate after Jewish Shabbat dinner
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (821+ words) Mediterranean Greek Tavern says it will continue bringing Greek and Jewish communities together despite a barrage of online abuse, antisemitic attacks and a bomb threat Fotis Kapetopoulos 8 September 2026 10:40am A Greek restaurant in Melbourne has come under a barrage of abuse…...
Editorial | The closure of a Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat is another step into the dark
1+ week, 1+ day ago (135+ words) Cafe Basimta's Saturday closure is a warning: Netanyahu's years in power have emboldened Haredi autonomy, deepened Jerusalem's culture war, and fueled ignorance, racism and misogyny Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Cafe Basimta's…...
Municipal inspectors shut down Shabbat coffee cart set up after Cafe Basimta ends Saturday service
1+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) Dozens visit volunteer-run stand before city officials give organizers ten minutes to remove it, citing orders “from above” Municipal inspectors shut down a coffee cart set up outside Cafe Basimta in central Jerusalem on Saturday, shortly after it began operating…...
Jerusalem cafe bows to Haredi protests, will no longer open on Shabbat
1+ week, 3+ day ago (553+ words) ‘The cafe has become a focal point of friction and danger,’ said Eli Birnbaum who is the CEO of the messianic group Jews for Jesus. Cafe Basimta, the Jerusalem coffee shop that became a flashpoint in the city’s long-running dispute…...
Cafe at centre of Israel culture clash agrees to shut on Sabbath
1+ week, 3+ day ago (263+ words) A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis. The coffeehouse opened in June near a neighbourhood of ultra-Orthodox Jews, who strictly…...
Shabbat showdown ends: Jews for Jesus cafe to close on Saturdays
1+ week, 3+ day ago (185+ words) The management of Cafe Basimta, which is run by Jews for Jesus, announced on Thursday that starting this week, the establishment will cease operating on Saturdays. The decision follows two months of weekly clashes with haredi protesters who were outraged…...
Yair Golan on Cafe's decision to close on Shabbat: 'The result of haredi terrorism"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (230+ words) Democrats Party chairman Yair Golan responded to the decision by Jerusalem’s Cafe Basimta to close on Saturdays following haredi protests outside the establishment.“This is the result of haredi terrorism. Cafe Basimta sought to do something simple: open on Shabbat…...
Jerusalem cafe officially closes its doors on Saturday: 'Became a focal point of friction and danger"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) Jerusalem cafe officially closes its doors on Saturday: 'Became a focal point of friction and danger' Ynetnews After about two months in which Café BaSimta became the scene of protests by Haredi demonstrators every Saturday, the caféâs management announced…...
Jerusalem café besieged by Haredi protests announces Saturday closure
1+ week, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Haaretz Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format A Jerusalem café announced Thursday that it will no longer open on Saturdays after two months of intense Haredi protests over its Shabbat operations, which also…...
Jerusalem cafe to determine whether or not to remain open on Saturdays
1+ week, 4+ day ago (28+ words) The demonstrations against the cafe began following a revelation that the the eatery is an official Jews for Jesus project, a movement seen as controversial amongst mainstream Judaism....