The public no longer has faith in Netanyahu, protesters say at anti-government rally

Attendees at the anti-government rally in Jerusalem express disbelief that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still in power and that the country hasn’t held elections yet, six months after the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught.

“It is beyond belief that this country, which was so successful…is being led down [this] path by one man and his henchmen,” says a rally participant, referring to Netanyahu.

“We need elections,” another participant says. “The government doesn’t have the public’s faith. And [now] they want to pass a law allowing one in five people to avoid army service,” he adds, referring to the government’s recent controversies regarding ultra-Orthodox exemption from mandatory IDF enlistment.

The political battle over enlistment has thrown Netanyahu’s coalition into disarray, with National Unity’s Benny Gantz threatening to bolt if the Knesset passes a bill allowing blanket exemptions to remain — even if it does satisfy the court — while the Haredim have said they will quit if the government fails to pass legislation to prevent the draft.