Ex-minister whose son was killed fighting on Oct. 7 says cabinet members ‘not righteous enough’

Speakers at the anti-government demonstration in Tel Aviv call for the government to resign, criticizing Israel’s political leadership for its conduct on October 7 and subsequent months.

The demonstration’s first speaker is Ayelet Bargour, an activist whose brother, Ziv, died in a car crash while serving in the IDF.

“I can’t visit your grave anymore because they stole my country,” she says in remarks to her brother, a day before Memorial Day. “They’ve brought destruction upon it, they’ve ruined everything good here.”

Izhar Shay, a former science minister whose son Yaron was killed fighting on October 7, slams members of the cabinet.

“Not one of you is righteous enough to say ‘enough,’ to be loyal to the flag and to the country and not to the ruler,” charges Shay.

“I’m trying to grow from this,” says Dr. Eli Golan, who was hospitalized for five months for injuries suffered on October 7. “We can all grow from this. But we cannot recover until all the hostages come home.”

Noga Friedman speaks of her fallen partner, Ido Rosenthal, and his “sucker” personality that always saw him helping others instead of himself.

“Instead of preventing us from fighting for what’s important to us, being a ‘sucker,’ let’s understand what’s important to fight for,” she says.