At anti-government protest in Rehovot, candidate for Labor leadership says PM only interested in his own survival

Anti-government protesters are demanding immediate elections in Rehovot, as weekly nationwide demonstrations kick off around the country.

Former left-wing Meretz party MK and deputy IDF chief of staff Yair Golan, who is campaigning to lead the Labor party, rails against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to protesters, saying that for years he has “escaped from decision-making.”

“He is the king of status quo. He won’t change anything, and won’t work to repair anything. All his resources are invested only in his survival,” he says, adding that this way of governing has led to a “series of failures,” among them, the Hamas massacre on October 7.