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Bereaved families lay flowers in memory of their loved ones during a protest and memorial ceremony at Tel Aviv's Habima Square, April 18, 2026. (Naama Zeevi Rivlin / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
April 19, 2026, 12:28 am
‘We won’t let them forget’: Ahead of Memorial Day, Tel Aviv protest demands Oct. 7 inquiry
‘A second Holocaust happened to my family,’ says Ofri Bibas, vowing Netanyahu won’t ‘evade accountability’; bereaved relative accuses government of wanting families to ‘move on’
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Israelis attend a protest against the government in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026. (Flash90/Flash90)
April 12, 2026, 9:51 am
2,000 protest government and Iran war in Tel Aviv, exceeding court-ordered limit
Rally at Habima Square rally estimated at double the permitted number; heavy police presence, but no violence or arrests; protests also take place in Jerusalem, Haifa
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an altercation at an anti-government rally in Tel Aviv where a protester was attack with pepper spray, January 10, 2026. (Channel 12 screenshot)
January 11, 2026, 10:32 am
Right-wing activist accused of pepper-spraying anti-government protesters
Police question two men on suspicion of assaulting each other at Tel Aviv rally; marchers project ‘You are guilty’ on wall of Netanyahu’s party headquarters
By ToI Staff
From 'Incomplete,' an outdoor exhibit at Tel Aviv's Habima Square through June 29, 2024, with photographs of Israeli protests for the hostages (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
June 6, 2024, 7:46 pm
Images of Israelis fighting for hostages displayed at Habima Square
‘Incomplete’ exhibit highlights 23 photographs representing efforts to free hostages, support families and cope with the absence of those held in Gaza
By Jessica Steinberg
Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by Palestinian terrorists, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, January 20, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 21, 2024, 1:56 am
Multiple rallies demand deal to return all hostages, urge government to step down
Thousands in Tel Aviv, Caesarea and Jerusalem, including abductees’ relatives and freed captives, urge halt to fighting in exchange for freedom; separate rallies call for elections
By Canaan Lidor and Charlie Summers
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
December 30, 2023, 11:52 pm
Protesters in Tel Aviv take aim at Netanyahu government after 12 weeks of war
Demonstrators express strong positions against ruling coalition and handling of war against Hamas, as some call for new elections despite lack of enthusiasm for other candidates
By Jeremy Sharon
Parents of soldier Noa Marciano, who was killed in Hamas captivity, comforted by families of those held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, on November 16, 2023. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
November 17, 2023, 1:57 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 17: Day 42 – IDF finds bodies of two female hostages at Shifa
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses IDF discovery in Gaza and polls, as legal reporter Jeremy Sharon talks about violence of Jewish settlers and pro-ceasefire TLV rally
By ToI Staff
This aerial view shows people attending a candle-lit vigil for at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on November 7, 2023, marking one month since the Hamas massacre. (Jack Guez/AFP)
November 7, 2023, 11:06 pm
Israel marks one month since Hamas massacre with vigils, memorials, protests
In Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Eilat and across the country, citizens gather to mourn Oct. 7 atrocities as nation grapples with the worst attack in its history
By Amy Spiro
A 70-meter-long (around 230 feet) display of flowers, created from thousands of blooms and shaped into the words, "We Stand With Israel," was placed in the plaza of Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Thursday (Courtesy Yahav Trudler)
October 20, 2023, 3:35 pm
Thousands of flowers woven into words, in memory of Israelis killed
Team of volunteers makes display reading ‘We Stand With Israel,’ the words spoken by US President Joe Biden
By Jessica Steinberg
Hila Galili demonstrates at a prayer rally against the government on September 29, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
September 29, 2023, 7:28 am
At a Tel Aviv prayer rally, anti-government protesters channel ‘a different Judaism’
Event born out of secular-religious clashes and a demonstration against far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir marks an unusual mix of faith and politics
By Canaan Lidor
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visits south Tel Aviv on September 3, 2023, a day after Eritrean migrants rioted in the area. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 27, 2023, 6:55 pm
Facing wave of pressure, Ben Gvir cancels planned Tel Aviv prayer rally
Far-right minister says he is happy ‘the extreme left’ backed down from plans to protest future prayers; Gantz condemns ‘both sides’ of Yom Kippur clashes in city
By ToI Staff
From the exhibit of 'Alberto Giacometti: Beginning, Again,' at Tel Aviv Museum of Art's Eyal Ofer Pavilion, May 6 – October 7, 2023 (Courtesy Yanai Yehiel)
May 5, 2023, 7:17 am
A sculptor’s view of humanity launches reimagined Tel Aviv museum pavilion
Tel Aviv Museum of Art inaugurates $5 million annex named for Eyal Ofer with major exhibit of Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti’s work
By Jessica Steinberg
More than 80,000 protest against the current Israeli government, at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on January 14, 2023 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 15, 2023, 1:34 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 15: Umbrellas up at massive Tel Aviv protest; West Bank warnings
Michael Horovitz reports on Saturday night’s demonstration, as military correspondent Emmanuel Fabian looks at Palestinian clashes and a message from outgoing IDF chief of staff
By ToI Staff
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, in Tel Aviv, on January 14, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
January 14, 2023, 8:41 pm
‘A plan to change Israel’s DNA’: 80,000 rally in Tel Aviv against judicial overhaul
Braving rain, opponents of coalition’s radical proposals protest at Habima Square; minor scuffles with cops near Ayalon Highway; president urged to declare Netanyahu unfit to serve
By Naomi Lanzkron, Michael Horovitz and ToI Staff
Israelis attend a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on January 7, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 11, 2023, 11:03 am
Anti-government protesters claim discrimination at café, train station
One protester says she was refused service at a Tel Aviv eatery; another is told she can’t board train wearing shirt with phrase ‘Rise up’
By ToI Staff
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