Protesters demonstrate near Herzog’s Tel Aviv home, accuse him of allowing PM to abandon hostages

29 April 2025, 11:44 pm Edit

Protesters hold a silent demonstration near President Isaac Herzog's home in Tel Aviv, on the eve of Memorial Day, April 29, 2025. (Tal AM/Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)

People stage a silent protest in support of the hostages in Gaza in the Tzahala neighborhood of Tel Aviv, close to the home of President Isaac Herzog.

A banner featuring the faces of the 59 hostages still in Gaza has been set up in the middle of a small traffic circle, surrounded by empty yellow chairs.

The protesters say they are demonstrating against what they see as Herzog’s complacency in allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon the hostages for political reasons.

Memorial candles on the ground spell out the phrase “we will not forget, we will not forgive,” completing the scene.