Protesters have gathered outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem to rally against the decision not to investigate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a massive bribery scandal involving the purchase of German submarines.
Many of the protesters traveled from around the country to reach Jerusalem, as part of two separate convoys that left the northern border town of Kiryat Shmona at 6 a.m. and the southern town of Beersheba this afternoon, taking advantage of rules blocking travel for protests that expired at midnight.
Several Netanyahu associates have been indicted in the case, which involves contracts to buy military vessels from German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp, but the attorney general has stressed throughout that he is not a suspect.
Israelis wave flags as they protest against the prime minister in Jerusalem, on October 14, 2020. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
Many protesters have outfitted their vehicles with mock submarines.
Professor Yoram Levy says at the rally that “we are not moving from here. The one who needs to move to Caesarea and the wider world that is waiting for him, he should go and we’ll stay here,” Walla reports.
Regular protests against Netanyahu, who is on trial in three other criminal cases, are planned for Thursday night and Saturday night, the Black Flag protest group says.
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