Hundreds turn out for anti-war protest in Tel Aviv

An anti-war demonstration took place central Tel Aviv’s Rabin square Saturday evening, despite Home Front Command restrictions on the gathering of more than 1,000 people because of possible rocket fire. According to police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld, officers were on the scene “to secure the gathering & prevent any incidents.”

Hundreds turned out for the protest, activist Elizabeth Tsurkov tweeted, and held up banners saying “Stop the massacre, end the siege” and “War is avoidable, peace is inevitable.”

In Rabin Sq, central Tel Aviv, right now "war is avoidable, peace is inevitable" pic.twitter.com/VWYEY0NGtb

— Elizabeth Tsurkov???? (@Elizrael) August 9, 2014

Right-wing activists reportedly shouted invectives at the demonstrators, telling them to go to Gaza.

https://twitter.com/RosenfeldOren/status/498163391471439873