From the Liveblog of
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Protesters march with coffins in Ra’anana as they call for a hostage deal
Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Protests and rallies for the return of the hostages from Gaza continue Sunday night, as the country prepares for the first night of Passover.
In Ra’anana, protestors march with coffins to make the point of what could happen if the government does not make a deal to bring the hostages home.
One protestor says their march was taking place 30 years after Benjamin Netanyahu marched at the same junction with coffins in 1994, accusing then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin of “killing Zionism” with the Oslo Accords.
As the Ra’anana gathering carries the coffins across a main road, they also hold banners that read, “Without the hostages, there is no Israel.”
In Tivon and Jerusalem, protestors set empty seder tables in their town centers, calling for the release of the hostages.
“If they don’t have a seder, we won’t have a seder,” protestors in Tivon say.
