Thousands of Israelis protested Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu despite a coronavirus quarantine.
??? There's a definite American flavor to tonight's anti-Netanyahu protests pic.twitter.com/cek8YqmipM
— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) January 9, 2021
Demonstrators gathered at bridges and crossroads from the north to the south of the country, intensifying protests in front of Netanyahu's residence, according to Haaretz newspaper.
Ronit: "It gives me hope that also here we might see a change. That even then the goal seems far and impossible, when people work together, change can be done". pic.twitter.com/W4Ssd1f6an
— Oren Ziv (@OrenZiv1985) November 7, 2020
Protesters carried banners that read: 'Netanyahu is the great fraudster' and shouted slogans demanding his resignation.
Demonstrators have continued anti-Netanyahu protests for 30 weeks because of his failure to effectively fight the coronavirus and a decline in economic and social conditions.
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