anti-Netanyahu protests

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a junction near Tlalim, southern Israel, on April 10, 2021 (Courtesy: The Black Flags)

April 10, 2021, 8:55 pm

‘No 5th election’: Anti-Netanyahu protests return amid ongoing deadlock

Demonstrators urge party leaders to form a ‘change’ government in wake of inconclusive election results

By TOI staff

Illustrative: Israelis march in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the entrance to Jerusalem, January 30, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

April 4, 2021, 7:50 pm

High Court: Protest limits during 2nd lockdown were unlawful, all fines annulled

Government said restrictions were imposed to protect against outbreak, but critics maintained rules designed to halt anti-Netanyahu demonstrations

By TOI staff

Illustrative. An anti-Netanyahu protest encampment outside the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, on July 20, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)

March 21, 2021, 9:50 pm

Protest encampment outside Netanyahu’s residence dismantled before elections

‘We set up the tent to expel the defendant from Balfour,’ says head of group leading rallies against PM, claiming the venue finished ‘its historic role’

By TOI staff

Israeli police officers and the municipality remove a statue of an anti-Netanyahu demonstrator outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem March 21, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 21, 2021, 1:51 pm

Jerusalem cops remove iconic protest statue with demonstrators chained to base

Officers disassemble sculpture, saying it was erected during anti-Netanyahu protest without a permit, posed a safety hazard; artist Itay Zalait remains attached to base

By TOI staff

Protesters against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, near the his official residence in Jerusalem on March 20, 2021, a few days befire the Israeli general elections. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/Flash90)

March 20, 2021, 8:32 pm

Highest turnout in months at final pre-election protest against Netanyahu

Organizers reflect on previous nine months of rallies: ‘We were able to make a huge protest [movement], but without any means of channeling it’

By Aaron Boxerman

Erez Yalon, a disabled Israeli who for nearly a year has dedicated his life to protesting outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, holds a banner as he is joined by other protesters, on March 13, 2021. - (MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)

March 15, 2021, 11:11 am

Visually impaired protester camps out resolutely in hope of end to Netanyahu era

For nearly a year Erez Yalon has maintained a post outside the Prime Minister’s Residence, where he joins weekly demonstrators calling for the premier to resign

By Guillaume LAVALLÉE

Anti-Netanyahu protesters in Eilat on March 13, 2021. (Courtesy: Kumi Israel/The Black Flags)

March 13, 2021, 9:50 pm

‘Change criminal rule’: Anti-Netanyahu protesters rally ahead of election

Large demonstrations planned next week, in last weekend before vote; one group hopes to ‘bring the spirit of the protest to the ballot box’

By TOI staff

Protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Herzliya on March 6, 2021 (video screenshot)

March 6, 2021, 7:55 pm

Amid latest protests, anti-PM groups say violence against them now ‘routine’

Demonstrators gather in dozens of locations around country for Saturday rallies; woman assaulted and lightly hurt in north

By TOI staff

Israelis wearing costumes take part in a parade during the festivities of the Jewish holiday of Purim, while also protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on February 26, 2021 in Tel Aviv (JACK GUEZ / AFP)

February 27, 2021, 9:14 pm

Spurning Purim curfew, anti-Netanyahu protesters rally for 36th week

Some demonstrators claim public transportation halt over the Jewish holiday is intended to limit protests; man arrested for allegedly tear-gassing protester

By TOI staff

Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

February 13, 2021, 9:34 pm

Several violent incidents as anti-Netanyahu protesters rally for 34th week

3 suspects detained by police after demonstrators report assaults, threats; In Kiryat Ono, woman allegedly threatens protesters with a plastic gun

By TOI staff

Demonstrators scuffle with police during a protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the PM's official residence in Jerusalem, February 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 7, 2021, 1:43 am

Prominent activist injured in clashes at anti-Netanyahu rally

Asaf Agmon, a retired Air Force general, is hospitalized in Jerusalem; police, demonstrators trade blame for incident

By TOI staff

Police fire a water cannon against protestors they say tried to break through checkpoint and injured an officer, January 30, 2021 (Screen grab/Twitter)

January 30, 2021, 7:47 pm

For 1st time in months, police use water cannon on anti-Netanyahu protesters

One person hospitalized after being hit in face by water jet; policeman injured during clash; two people arrested; protest group says cannon deployed without warning

By TOI staff

People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on January 16, 2021 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

January 16, 2021, 11:03 pm

‘Inoculate for corruption’: Anti-Netanyahu activists rally for 30th week

Thousands gather in Jerusalem, Caesarea, and around the country to demonstrate against the prime minister on trial

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to an unidentified woman during his visit to a coronavirus vaccination facility in the northern Israeli Arab city of Nazareth, on January 13, 2021. (Gil Eliyahu/Pool/AFP)

January 14, 2021, 5:03 pm

As Netanyahu courts Arab voters, Likud rules out coalition with Arab parties

PM said to estimate he could get up to 5 Knesset seats from community he has been seen as vilifying until recently; Nazareth mayor says he ‘believes’ premier, lambasts Ayman Odeh

By TOI staff

US President Donald Trump (right) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prior to Trump's departure to Rome at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on May 23, 2017. (Kobi Gideon / GPO via Flash90)

January 14, 2021, 4:59 pm

Leaders like Netanyahu and UK’s Johnson who wooed Trump face tricky reset

Israeli PM chose not to criticize his good friend following the deadly Capitol riots; like the US president, he attacks the media and lashes out at democratic institutions

By Jill Lawless