From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Thousands of Jerusalem protesters spread throughout city center
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThousands of protesters at tonight’s Jerusalem rally calling for the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu are extended all along Jerusalem’s Keren Hayesod-King George Street, with many demonstrators still in Paris Square.
While at previous rallies demonstrators have been contained within a small area around Paris Square, tonight they own Jerusalem’s downtown. Protesters march in clusters far past police barricades, waving signs and Israeli flags.
A few buses and a water cannon lie at the edge of the demarcated area by Ben Yehuda Street. A large crowd has gathered around, chanting slogans about Netanyahu’s alleged corruption.
ירושלים את הכי יפה כשאת כועסת pic.twitter.com/rHww1wznLr
— Dean Issacharoff (@Iss_Dean) August 1, 2020
יאללה, הביתה. רחובות ירושלים. עם על קנבס. pic.twitter.com/N3dPN5gBxO
— Ori Givati (@origivati) August 1, 2020
— Aaron Boxerman
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