Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote
Thousands rallied against Netanyahu and demanded an independent inquiry into the October 7 security failures, as opposition leaders joined the march.
- Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The October Council organized the rally to demand an independent commission of inquiry into security failures surrounding the Hamas-led October 7 attacks, which Netanyahu has refused to establish.
- Recent polls project Gadi Eisenkot's bloc will win an average of 54 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, compared to 50 for parties comprising Netanyahu's current government, as opposition leaders including Yair Golan joined the rally.
- Eisenkot promised to establish an independent state commission if elected, while opposition leaders criticized Netanyahu's recent digital currency proposal as risking Israel's global economic standing.
- With the election occurring Tuesday, October 27, the opposition would need support from Arab parties—projected to win about 15 seats—to secure a majority for a prime ministerial vote of confidence.
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Mass rally against Netanyahu government just ahead of elections
Three days before Israel’s first general election since the genocidal war on Gaza began, thousands of Israelis protested against the Netanyahu government late on Saturday in Tel Aviv demanding an independent inquiry into the security failures that led to the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Up to 100,000 people participated in an anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv, demanding the establishment of an independent commission to investigate the circumstances of the Hamas attack and to hold Benjamin Netanyahu's government accountable for its negligence.
Before the parliamentary elections on Tuesday, 27 October, thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday night in support of the hostage families who are still demanding a state commission of inquiry into the tragedy. Gadi Eisenkot, the great rival of the outgoing Prime Minister, made a triumphal appearance there.
Three days after the legislative elections, Tel Aviv has returned to fill up for a great demonstration against the Israeli Prime Minister, accused of not having assumed his responsibilities. The cry of the Piazza degli Hostaggi that asks to deal, once and for all, with the war and the massacres. And then to close them, in order to be able to look back to the future
Thousands of people have gathered in Tel Aviv for a major anti-government demonstration, three days after general elections considered by many as a referendum on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "We need a government that cares about its citizens. We need to know what led us to the massacre on 7 October," said during the Sigal Manzuri demonstration, whose two daughters were killed in Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. The artic…
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