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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

anti-government protests

Major protests in Jerusalem as Netanyahu seeks to fire Shin Bet chief, renews Gaza war
By Charlie Summers
12 arrested as protesters clash with police, block roads; activists demand return of hostages, rage against plans to renew judicial overhaul and dismiss attorney general
Israelis attending a protest march against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clash with police in Jerusalem, March 19, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 19, 2025, 5:10 pm
Major protests in Jerusalem as Netanyahu seeks to fire Shin Bet chief, renews Gaza war
12 arrested as protesters clash with police, block roads; activists demand return of hostages, rage against plans to renew judicial overhaul and dismiss attorney general
By Charlie Summers
Demonstrators protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, March 8, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 9, 2025, 12:40 am
At rally, mother decries ‘shocking’ footage of hostage son, as ex-captives back deal
Matan Angrest’s injuries permanent, mom says at Hostages Square gathering; recently freed Eliya Cohen and Karina Ariev urge leaders to negotiate release of remaining 59 hostages
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Israelis protest for a hostage deal outside the home of Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2025. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
March 8, 2025, 4:48 pm
Rallies for hostages and against renewed judicial overhaul efforts begin in Tel Aviv
Demonstrators demand Israel extend ceasefire to save more captives; anti-overhaul movement reawakened by justice minister’s plan to oust attorney general
By ToI Staff
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 1, 2025, 4:29 pm
At rally, ex-hostage urges return of all captives as deal’s 1st phase draws to close
Families forum says ‘window of opportunity is now,’ demands 59 remaining captives be returned by March 9; slain hostages Shlomo Mantzur, Itzik Elgarat to be buried in coming days
By ToI Staff
Released hostage Ohad Ben Ami speaks in a pre-recorded video played during a protest at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, February 15, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 16, 2025, 2:19 am
In video address to hostage rallies, freed captive pleads for protests to continue
Ohad Ben Ami speaks of ‘psychological terrorism,’ tells protesters their support kept him going; mother of hostage Matan Zangauker says Netanyahu ‘stands between us and all the hostages’
By Noam Lehmann, Jessica Steinberg, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Arbel Yehoud, third from left, with her parents and siblings on an IDF helicopter after being freed from captivity on January 30, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 10, 2025, 2:54 pm
Released hostage Arbel Yehoud condemns politicization of captives’ plight
‘I thought they were terrorizing me psychologically’: Arbel says she didn’t believe her captors when they told her hostages had become a political issue in Israel
By ToI Staff
Artist Zeev Engelmayer, right, with novelist David Grossman, before the release of their collaboration, 'A Sudden Cry' on January 29, 2025 (Courtesy)
February 1, 2025, 7:53 pm
David Grossman, artist Shoshke and rapper Streett voice nation’s pain
Artist Zeev ‘Shoshke’ Engelmayer initiates creation of ‘A Sudden Cry,’ an animated music video expressing the country’s sorrow and need for action following the Oct. 7 attack
By Jessica Steinberg
Police use stun grenades during a demonstration against the government's controversial justice reform bill, in Tel Aviv on March 1, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
January 28, 2025, 5:38 pm
Cops threw stun grenades straight into crowd in 2023 protest, bodycam footage shows
Tel Aviv police used excessive force against anti-government demonstrators to please Ben Gvir, according to report; 2 protesters required surgery after direct hits
By Charlie Summers
Demonstrators raise placards bearing the names of hostages held captive in Gaza since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure their release, Tel Aviv on January 25, 2025. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 25, 2025, 11:39 pm
‘Don’t stop the deal’: First rallies since truce began demand return of all hostages
In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, relatives of captives urge Trump to pressure Netanyahu to maintain ceasefire after current 6-week first stage, bash Smotrich for opposing accord
By Noam Lehmann and Charlie Summers
Demonstrators protest for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside the IDF military headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 18, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
January 19, 2025, 2:39 am
Rallies for, against hostage deal held across Israel hours before it takes effect
In Tel Aviv, Bibas family relatives mark Kfir’s 2nd birthday as they hold out hope for his release; police officer lightly injured by rioters protesting against deal in Jerusalem
By Noam Lehmann, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Demonstrators protest against the Israeli government and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, January 11, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 12, 2025, 3:36 am
Protesters demand Gaza negotiators seal deal after bodies of hostage father, son found
Activists accuse government of avoiding agreement after grim discovery of Youssef and Hamza Ziyadne; foreign envoys join ceasefire calls; protest clown briefly held in Jerusalem
By Noam Lehmann and Charlie Summers
Anti-government protesters demand a hostage deal at a demonstration outside the Begin Street entrance to IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 20, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
January 11, 2025, 5:25 pm
Weekly rallies to demand hostage deal after IDF recovers bodies of two captives
Families say two latest victims ‘could have been saved by an early deal’; outgoing US ambassador to address Tel Aviv demonstration
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to police officials ahead of a protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the Knesset, February 20, 2023. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
January 2, 2025, 5:16 pm
High Court annuls legislation that gave Ben Gvir strong influence over police probes
At the same time, judges unanimously uphold other aspects of law that increased minister’s powers over the force
By Jeremy Sharon
Police clash with demonstrators during a protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, December 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 10:20 pm
Court rejects police request for access to phones of arrested anti-government activists
Judge says no grounds for far-reaching measure against protesters nabbed on Saturday night; court also rebukes police for detaining one protester overnight in prison without cause
By Jeremy Sharon
Israeli rally for the release of hostages held by Hamas, at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square, December 21 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 28, 2024, 1:20 pm
‘They’re all humanitarian’: Weekly rallies to demand comprehensive hostage deal
In Hanukkah-themed protest, hostage families urge ‘action, not miracles,’ amid declining optimism for deal; rally against judicial overhaul returns to Kaplan for 4th week in a row
By ToI Staff
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