Call by former Meretz MK for nonviolent uprising draws fire

Former Meretz MK Yair Golan calls for a nonviolent uprising against the government, drawing criticism from the ruling coalition.

Golan, a former IDF major general, tells the Kan public broadcaster that the public has to resist the government’s judicial overhaul, including by illegal means.

“In the face of the attempts to destroy democracy, we will mount an unequivocal civil resistance, and if we have to have a large-scale and nonviolent uprising, that is what we will do,” Golan says.

“My call here is reasonable and nonviolent,” he says, but he notes that protesters will have “no choice but to break the law.”

The ruling Likud party slams Golan’s comments as “incitement to rebellion” and calls for him to be investigated.

“Those who violate the law and call to break the law must pay a price. Otherwise the rule of law has no meaning,” Likud says.