Direct from the demonstration in Bnei Brak (Photo: Yotam Ronen)
About 29,19 demonstrators marched Wednesday evening to Bnei Brak to protest what they call "looting the public purse" and transferring billions for coalition purposes and "political bribes." The demonstrators gathered in the Ayalon Mall parking lot, another march on its way from Ramat Gan. A group of Yom Kippur War fighters brought a cardboard "tank" to the protest. The residents of the city are waiting for them with refreshment and drink stands "for our brothers in Tel Aviv," similar to the previous demonstration.
Eliyahu Antebi, a <>-year-old student at Tel Aviv University, is one of the protesters. "We want to raise awareness of a charged issue – the relations between groups of citizens in the country. The demonstration is not against the ultra-Orthodox public, but against the leadership, which preserves an injustice that in the long run is not good for the country. I hope we go to Gafni's house. After <> weeks on the streets, after being arrested more than once, we understand that the regime coup is intended to serve certain sectors as well. The government allows this injustice," he said.
A protest march against the transfer of state funds to ultra-Orthodox society from the Ayalon Mall to Bnei Brak. May 17, 2023 (Photo: Reuven Castro)
Yael and Omer, a couple from Tel Aviv, also emphasize that the protest is directed against the ultra-Orthodox leadership and not the residents. "This is part of the series of demonstrations about democracy. We also come here and not just near home to raise awareness, if we talk only to ourselves it won't help. The ultra-Orthodox leadership is part of the coalition and a partner in the regime coup," they explained.
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