Hundreds protest against war with Iran

‘Bibi and Barak, war is not a game,’ says sign carried by one Tel Aviv demonstrator

Yifa Yaakov is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.

A photograph taken from Facebook shows a poster created by Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry with messages of peace for the people of Iran. (photo credit: Flash90)
A photograph taken from Facebook shows a poster created by Israeli graphic designer Ronny Edry with messages of peace for the people of Iran. (photo credit: Flash90)

Hundreds of Israelis gathered outside the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran.

“Bibi and Barak, war is not a game,” said a sign carried by one of the protesters. “Don’t bomb, talk,” said a second poster, while a third read “Social justice does not equal war with Iran,” recalling the protests of summer 2011 which called for economic reforms in Israel under the banner of “social justice.”

In addition to slogans against a costly war with Iran, the protesters spoke out against the Israeli government, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu step down.

Saturday’s protest comes on the heels of an internet-based campaign launched by Ronny Edri and Michal Tamir, “Iranians, We Love You,” which they say represents “a group of Israelis that believe that the Israeli Iranian conflict has no real ground and based on … well, nothing. We also believe that like most Israelis most Iranians have nothing against us.”

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