Thousands of anti-government protesters from across the country are converging on the Knesset this afternoon as lawmakers reconvene after a six-week parliamentary recess.
Police have erected two layers of barricades separating the rally from the Knesset as protesters chant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.
“Bibi is a danger to the existence of the country!” they shout over drums and blowhorns.
Prominent anti-government activist Shikma Bressler goes up on stage to address the crowd before speeches officially begin.
Anti-government activist Shikma Bressler addresses a crowd of protesters at rally outside Knesset in Jerusalem on May 20, 2024. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
Bressler says the protest, conducted in a “lawful and nonviolent manner,” aims to “give us back the ability to influence the direction in which our country is progressing.”
A number of hostage family members are expected to speak at the rally, including Ayala Metzger, the daughter-in-law of Hamas captive Yoram Metzger.
Protesters arrived in Jerusalem from across the country, many having partaken in a massive convoy of slow-moving cars headed for the capital earlier today.
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