From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Anti-Netanyahu, pro-Netanyahu rallies held; centrist MK called ‘traitor’
Weekly protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government begin in many spots across the country, although participation thus far appears to be weak compared to recent weeks.
Hundreds of anti-Netanyahu protesters gather for a rally in Haifa, with heavy police forces present.
גל המחאות | מאות מפגינים התאספו במרכז חורב שבחיפה להפגנה נגד ראש הממשלה נתניהו. כוחות משטרה רבים במקום@CBeyar pic.twitter.com/tmniYF4Zu3
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 22, 2020
The main rally in Tel Aviv highlights the financial woes of business owners who have been hit hard by lockdown measures imposed to contain the coronavirus.
In Holon, supporters of the prime minister demonstrate and clash with rival protesters from the anti-government Black Flag movement.
Some of the right-wing protesters are members of the extremist La Familia group. They heckle opposition MK Yoel Razvozov (Yesh Atid-Telem), an immigrant from the former Soviet Union, and say he is “not Jewish.”
“You garbage, you traitor, hater of Israel,” they tell the centrist lawmaker who attempted to speak to them.
גל המחאות | במחאה שמתקיימת בחולון ספג ח"כ יואל רזבוזוב מיש עתיד קריאות קשות מפעילי ליכוד, בהן: "זבל, אתה לא יהודי, אתם בוגדים"@hadasgrinberg @daniel_elazar pic.twitter.com/fHkhKKy6Lw
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) October 22, 2020
The Black Flag movement says La Familia’s actions should “shock every citizen,” calling the group “Netanyahu’s military wing.”
“We are a moment before the next political murder, with the encouragement of the wild incitement by Benjamin Netanyahu’s crime family,” it says.
The Times of Israel Community.