From the Liveblog of
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Small rallies against Iran war held in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheba
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Small groups of anti-war protesters gather in Beersheba, Haifa, Tel Aviv’s Habima Square and elsewhere to demonstrate against the ongoing Israel-US conflict with Iran.
Protesters in Tel Aviv hold up their hands, which have been painted red like blood.
In a statement, the Arab-majority Hadash party, one of several members of the “Peace Partnership” opposing the war, claims that hundreds of protesters showed up to the various demonstrations.
“Three weeks of war, destruction, and suffering are already behind us, and the end is nowhere in sight,” Hadash says, claiming that “the government is exploiting the war to deepen a policy of endless war, entrench the occupation, and undermine democracy.”
“War is not the solution, and it never has been, nor will it ever be,” tweets party chairman Ayman Odeh. “I am proud to be one of hundreds of brave citizens who went out to protest today, despite the rain, despite the war, despite the silencing, and despite the political persecution, in the south, in Tel Aviv, in Haifa, and in other locations across the country.”
The leaders of all the Jewish opposition parties in the Knesset have backed the war.
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