On Saturday evening, thousands of people marched in Israeli cities. All these Israelis gathered again to express their anger following the lack of government action since October 7 on the hostage issue. In Tel Aviv, three separate demonstrations took place: one to demand the rapid return of those held in Gaza, another to demand a cease-fire, against the war and the last, by “anti-Bibi” demanding early elections and the departure of Benjamin Netanyahu.
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With our special correspondent in Tel Aviv, Alice Frossard
” Shame “,” Shame “, chant demonstrators gathered in Habima Square in Tel Aviv. Khinaya, in her fifties, traveled from Eilat, where her children live, who were previously in towns near Gaza.
In his hand, a sign in Hebrew. ” What is written on it? That we want votes. A vote now! », she said.
This Israeli woman says the government is not helping at all. Benjamin Netanyahu and his ministers must go, Khinaya believes.
Further, Manu is clear: “ Israel’s Prime Minister took hostages “, he said. “ Because of Netanyahu there is no chance of him getting out alive. If he comes out alive, it will mean the end of Netanyahu as prime minister. And that’s really the last thing he wants. »
In this square, some call for elections, resignations, but everyone wants the same thing, convincing Manu that the nickname “Bibi” ends. “ On such a day, when it was cold and raining, people left their homes and came here to other cities across the country. Haifa, Jerusalem, Beersheba, Netanya, Hadera, everywhere. So, we hope it happens quickly. »
Around the crowd, some demonstrators were attacked by government defenders, a sign of the division of Israeli society.
Only when there was a ceasefire for a few days did Israel bring the hostages back alive. So for them to return home, we need a ceasefire.
David, 25, wants “peace for all who live from the Jordan River to the sea.”
This Saturday there was a clash between the demonstrators and the police
About 200 protesters clashed with police on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv, the daily reports Haaretz. Police forcibly removed protesters who repeatedly tried to block the road, and some of them were arrested. Also note that a police officer was filmed today beating a protester during a demonstration in Jerusalem, according to an Israeli newspaper.
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