Massive crowd in Jerusalem rallies against ‘traitor’ Netanyahu

Tens of thousands of people are estimated to be taking part in a rally for a hostage deal outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, making it one of the largest protests in the capital over the issue.

Aerial photos show Paris Square and surrounding streets packed with masses of people calling for a deal, the crowd holding aloft a large yellow ribbon in support of the hostages held in Gaza.

Speaking to the large crowd, Einav Zangauker, the mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, calls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the worst enemy of the Jewish people.

“Pharoah, Haman, they did pogroms against us — but you, Benjamin Netanyahu, you rise above them all,” says Zangauker, who has been among the premier’s most vocal critics.

Zangauker accuses Netanyahu of expanding the war in Gaza despite the warnings of some in Israel’s security establishment of the dangers of doing so, in a bid to erase October 7 from his legacy.

“Your only legacy is the massacre and failure of October 7,” she says.

At one point, part of the crowd begins to chant against Netanyahu, calling him a “traitor,” before Zangauker picks her speech back up.

“My Matan is doing everything he can to survive in the Hamas tunnels; he is your legacy of abandonment,” she shouts. “Why haven’t you replied to Hamas’s response for three weeks? Why are you sending Dermer to lie to President Trump?”