On video: Demonstrations against the government throughout the country 02.03.24/Shlomi Gabai
Demonstrations against the government began this evening (Saturday) in many locations across the country, with the main location being Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.
Additional demonstrations were held in Kiryat Ono, Petah Tikva, Ra'anana, other streets and intersections throughout the country.
The protest tonight takes place under the slogan "before it's too late, elections now".
With the end of the municipal elections, the demonstrators claim that it is possible to carry out an election in wartime and call for the replacement of the existing government.
The demonstrators chant "Netanyahu to Zinzana", "Total failure for the corrupt psychopath" and "1,500 dead Israelis, the blood is on the hands of the bloody government", and wave signs that read, among other things, "Now is the day after" and "You finished us off murderer".
Demonstrations in Kiryat Ono and Petah Tikva/official website, Barak Dor
Demonstrations against the government at the Ra'anana intersection/official website, Micah Verdi
Prior to the demonstration, and following the clashes that broke out in Kaplan last week, the police prepared to block all crossings from Kaplan Street to the Azrieli Junction.
However, the police said that a group of protesters, who are not among the families of the abductees, decided to extend the protest to the Azrieli junction without the permission of the police.
Seven of the demonstrators were arrested
among the speakers at the protest rally, including Major General Yair Golan.
"We are paying a painful price for the defense of the homeland against our enemies. But the group of corrupt, mischievous and impersonal people in the government are wasting all the achievements," said Golan, "instead, in order to maintain power, they are doing the only thing they know: to incite and divide. Even In times of war, they are not capable of being stateful."
Yair Golan/official website, Lior Segev
Demonstrations against the government in Kaplan/Official website, Shlomi Gabai
Or Shneiberg, a reserve officer who was seriously injured in the fighting in Khan Yunis in Gaza, and a leader of the "Dor Shinino" movement, also spoke.
"A bereaved nation is looking for leadership, looking for hope. But the government of destruction, continues the campaign of destruction and they will not stop for a moment," Shneiberg read, "They are willing to continue the battles and fill more and more stretchers, in order to hold on to power forever. They are running away from the will of the people in the elections. They are making excuses." .
Schneiber also referred to the discussion surrounding the conscription law and said that "this week we also saw the first cracks in the wall of refusal against the egalitarian conscription. Our demand for joint conscription, together, all sectors of Israeli society, is finally heard and thundering in the corridors of government."
Or Shneiberg, leader of "Dorshinoi", an officer in the military who was seriously injured in the fighting in Khan Yunis.
Demonstration against the government in Kaplan./Official website, Shlomi Gabai
Demonstrations against the government in Kaplan/Official website, Shlomi Gabai
At the same time as the demonstration on Kaplan Street, about two thousand people came tonight to demonstrate in front of the Prime Minister's house in Caesarea.
The demonstrators come from different directions towards Netanyahu's house and chant "Blood on the hands of the bloody government".
Demonstrations against the government in Kaplan, Tel Aviv March 2, 2024/Official website, Shlomi Gabai
Last week, the police activated a 13th-century anti-government protester on Kaplan Street. The police declared that the demonstration that took place last week was illegal, and arrested at least 20 of the protesters on the spot. The order, while blocking the road," the police said, "Following the blockades and violations of the order, a police officer announced that the demonstration was illegal and that they should clear the road, in light of the continued blocking of the axis and that they did not obey the instructions."
The police also added that they "take a serious view of the violations of order, which cause the police to divert forces engaged in security tasks and maintaining public safety", the police said.
"We will act with zero tolerance towards those who disturb the order and will not obey the policemen's orders. The Israel Police will allow the freedom of protest to be exercised, but will not allow disturbances that harm the body or harm the freedom of movement and may endanger the safety of the public."
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