Dec 28, 2017

GAOG | Dec 25, 2017 | ‘Our Country, not Netanyahu’s’: Thousands Join anti-PM rallies across Israel |

December 25, 2017 By Suzanne Maresca

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RT.com, December 24, 2017

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Thousands of people across Israel have joined marches against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the fourth consecutive week, demanding his resignation following several corruption allegations.

Protesters gathered on Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard on Saturday, carrying signs reading “big business, politicians, and the underworld” and “go home, corrupt ones!”

“I came to be like everybody, against the corruption, and against the government and against the liars and against all the stories you can hear about,” a female protester told Ruptly.

Several protesters held banners saying “Crime Minister,” while others shouted: “This is our country, not Netanyahu’s country” and “Bibi Netanyahu, go to Maasiyahu Prison.” Some protesters chanted “Shame, Shame” as they marched.

The rally in Tel Aviv was called for by a former communications director for Netanyahu, Yoaz Hendel. “On Saturday I’m going out to protest – not in Tel Aviv, but in Jerusalem, not ‘against’ but ‘for’ the rule of law,” Hendel wrote on Facebook....[READ MORE]