Protesters are demanding the government reach a deal to bring the hostages back from Gaza, for new elections and the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

1:21 video shows the scale of the protest.

Shulamit Ron, Demonstrator: “We hope the world hears us: the people of Israel are not the government of Israel. We don’t agree with the policy; we don’t agree with the way they behave; and we want to have a different future.”

Roi Tzohar, Demonstrator: “The Israeli people are hostages to their right-wing government. The people of Gaza are hostages to Hamas. And, basically, there has to be a way to overcome that and to stop the fighting and the killing. This [demonstration?] is to give everybody hope.”

  • tsonfeir@lemm.eeEnglish
    1172·
    8 months ago

    It’s a relief to hear that Israeli citizens are against what their government is doing.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      552·
      8 months ago

      Netanyahu has never been very popular. He’s just good at making backroom deals. Remember that Israel has a bunch of political parties, so it’s always about coalitions and he’s been really good at getting everyone in the right-wing parties on his side. Now he’s working on putting laws in place that will make him dictator for life.

      And you don’t have to believe me on that last part, ask his former best friend: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-798324

    • njm1314@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      8 months ago

      They have been for a while. There were huge protests all last year. For that matter there were protests in Palestine last summer against Hamas. Frankly this entire war was very good for both Netanyahu and Hamas.