Posted on 01/14/2023 1:09:27 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Thousands of left-wing activists gathered at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest Benjamin Netanyahu's new government.
In an attempt to block the Ayalon highway, hundreds of protesters are reportedly attempting to push through police lines.
Despite the organizer's attempts to fight the waving of PLO flags at the demonstration by distributing Israeli flags, countless PLO flags, along with flags of the radical Antifa movement, have been spotted at the demonstration.
At 8:00 PM, police estimated that approximately 15,000 protesters had gathered at the square.
At the same time, approximately 2,000 protesters demonstrated in Haifa, and in Jerusalem, approximately 1,500 protesters gathered outside the president's residence. In Modiin, protesters stood outside the home of Justice Minister Yariv Levin.
MK Elazar Stern from the Yesh Atid movement expressed regret that there was no religious and haredi representation at the demonstration in Tel Aviv, telling Israel National News: "It pains me that they did not come. After Rabin's murder, they said 'they don't want us in the demonstrations', but the time for this excuse is over. We want religious Zionism in these demonstrations."
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Aren’t they a threat to democracy?
They’re trying to save democracy by rioting against the results of an election. No contradiction there.
Do they claim the election was dishonest?
The election was an assault on democracy because they didn’t win.
>>Do they claim the election was dishonest?
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From what I can tell, no. They just don’t like the result.
IOW, typical liberals. Opposite viewpoints welcome until they learn there ARE opposite viewpoints.
Give them to the arabs, I wouldn’t even bother running
Thanks!
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