From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Man detained at rally outside far-right minister’s home in Tel Aviv, as group at main rally call for civil disobedience
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA group that provides legal representation to anti-government protesters says one person was detained while demonstrating outside the home of Negev and Galilee Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf in south Tel Aviv.
Footage on social media shows about 50 people outside the minister’s building, with police pushing some protesters behind a safety perimeter.
הפגנה סוערת אצל וסרלאוף עכשיו השוטרים מונעים מהמפגינים להפגין pic.twitter.com/q5ra3BqPvY
— לירי בורק שביט (@lirishavit) November 23, 2024
In central Tel Aviv, meanwhile, in front of the Begin Road entrance to the IDF headquarters, hundreds of anti-government protesters chant slogans demanding an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release the hostages.
On either side of the protesters, anti-government groups sell merchandise and try to enlist activists to their cause.
One group promotes “civil disobedience” — refusal to go to work or send children to school, whether or not the Histadrut labor federation declares a strike.
A fundraising page for the group shows it is affiliated with “The Front,” a coalition of groups demanding the hostages’ release and the ouster of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A block away at so-called Hostages Square, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum holds its central rally. Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai stands in the audience.
The Times of Israel Community.