Tel Aviv business owner describes clashes as ‘a warzone’

Liran, an owner of a business near today’s clashes in Tel Aviv, tells the Ynet news site that the scene was “a warzone” when he arrived.

“Our businesses, which we pay for with a lot of money, blood, and sweat, fight every day and look what happens. There is no governance. We need to leave everything and come here on Shabbat because of the riots,” he fumes.

“We have been warning for two years south Tel Aviv is under attack. From drug addicts to break-ins, thefts,” he states, adding that he has informed police of such incidents but nothing has changed.

Eritrean protesters clash with Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

“We have no security here today. I feel that I am in South America — scared and looking behind me. Today was like this, the same thing. It can’t be that we served in the army, we studied, serve the country, love the country, pay taxes and in the end we get our businesses ruined; it’s simply a waste,” he says.