Thousands of demonstrators gathered this Saturday evening in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv to denounce the corruption and the management of the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences by the Israeli government. The popular boom has intensified in recent days, in the wake of new restrictions imposed in the face of the resurgence of the epidemic that has weighed on the economy, protesters accusing the government of being "out of touch " with reality.
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A first rally was held in Jerusalem outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to demand his resignation. Charged for corruption, fraud and breach of trust in three cases, Mr. Netanyahu is at the heart of a trial whose next hearing is scheduled for Sunday. " Democracy ", " liar " and " manipulator ", could be read on the signs brandished by the few hundred demonstrators present, according to an AFP journalist.
In the coastal city of Tel Aviv, thousands of protesters flocked to Charles Clore Park to protest against the management of the health and economic crisis, following the entry into force of new restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the virus. .
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To " avoid general containment due to the sharp increase in coronavirus-related morbidity ," authorities announced on Friday that most non-essential businesses and public places will be closed on weekends until further notice, after announcing At the beginning of July, other restrictions faced with the renewed epidemic in Israel.
Until recently, Israel, which has a population of around nine million, boasted of its management of the pandemic, but the number of new patients has started to rise as the deconfinement and the unemployment rate rate has jumped in recent months, exceeding 20%. Israel has officially registered more than 49,000 infections and 400 deaths.