Spurred by the alleged gang rape of a teen in Eilat, Israelis will hold rallies throughout the country tonight in protest of violence against women.
The main rally will take place in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv at 8 p.m.
The protests will follow a brief cessation of work earlier today by dozens of companies and state and municipal bodies, also in protest of the alleged rape and violence against women in general.
The noon strike, which lasts around one hour, is “to protest the growing violence against women and girls in Israel, and lack of sufficient punishment,”says the women group Bonot Alternativa.
One of the event’s organisers, Ariel Peleg, tells AFP at least 30 organizations and companies, including municipalities and Microsoft Israel, took part in the midday vigil.
— With AFP
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