At a massive protest in Tel Aviv demanding police rein in violent crime in Arab society, The Democrats lawmaker Gilad Kariv says Arab and liberal Jewish groups are united in ousting the current coalition.
“We have a joint demand from [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu to fire [Itamar] Ben Gvir,” he tells The Times of Israel, referring to the national security minister who presides over law enforcement.
“And because we know that he’s not going to do it, our demand is to replace this racist government,” Kariv continues.
Organizers estimate some 40,000 Jewish and Arab protesters are in attendance tonight, as Arab leaders seek to bring the struggle against organized crime to the Israeli mainstream.
“If a mother in Umm al-Fahm or Sakhnin feels [too] insecure to allow her child to go to the playground in the afternoon, it means we cannot be safe and feel secure here in Tel Aviv,” Kariv says.
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