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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Shikma Bressler

Anti-government activist Shikma Bressler (R) and MK Tally Gotliv (C) arrive for a court hearing in Bressler's defamation lawsuit against Gotliv at the District Court in Lod, September 17, 2024. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
July 10, 2025, 3:11 pm
AG weighing indictment of Likud’s Gotliv for unmasking Shin Bet agent
Controversial MK revealed identity of protest leader’s partner as operative; Gotliv claims parliamentary immunity and vows not to attend hearing, making indictment almost inevitable
By Jeremy Sharon
Likud MK Tally Gotliv speaks during a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem on March 11, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
May 11, 2025, 12:46 pm
State prosecution said mulling charges against Likud MK for outing Shin Bet agent
Tally Gotliv vows she won’t show up for preliminary hearing, claiming parliamentary immunity from prosecution
By ToI Staff
Protesters demonstrate for a hostage deal, and against the government, near the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 31, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 12:41 am
12 arrested during Jerusalem protests for hostage deal and against government
Some 2,000 gather in capital as Qatargate scandal escalates and Gaza fighting expands; video shows cops rough-handling Democrats MK Naama Lazimi; her party chief vows ‘justice’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Protesters call for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2025. (Flash90)
March 16, 2025, 12:32 am
‘Not in trickles, nor 50-day deals’: At rally, ex-hostage calls for release of all captives
Brother of slain hostage says Israelis will put Netanyahu ‘on trial for crimes against the nation of Israel,’ as nearby, anti-government protests resume in full force
By Noam Lehmann and ToI Staff
Crowds gather at the Begin Gate of the IDF's Kirya HQ in Tel Aviv calling for the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. (Dana Reany / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
March 15, 2025, 2:57 pm
Saturday hostage rallies draw thousands as families end 1st week of encampment
Protests take place as Netanyahu convenes the cabinet a day after negotiators returned from Doha; families forum slam meeting as belated: ‘The opportunity is now’
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Tally Gotliv at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 1, 2025 (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
January 7, 2025, 3:17 pm
Likud MK Gotliv again defies summons for police questioning, citing Knesset immunity
Under investigation for outing Shin Bet officer, she tells state prosecutor to ‘climb another tree’ after office says her immunity claim ‘has no legal basis’
By ToI Staff
MK Tally Gotliv arrives at the courtroom at the District court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial, December 10, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 27, 2024, 5:01 pm
MK Tally Gotliv defies police summons over outing Shin Bet agent, says she’s immune
‘I have no intention of presenting myself for questioning,’ says Likud MK, amid investigation into her social media posts about protest leader Shikma Bressler’s partner
By ToI Staff
A protest convoy on Route 2 at Rishon Lezion joins demonstrations around the country calling for early elections, May 28, 2024. (ERAN/Pro-Democracy Movement)
May 28, 2024, 1:18 pm
Protest convoys around the country snarl traffic in call for early elections
Anti-government activists call out handling of war in Gaza, alleged abandonment of hostages held by Hamas; protest leader says government has broken partnership with citizens
By ToI Staff
Members of Brothers in Arms protest for early elections and for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, on Route 1, outside of Jerusalem on May 20, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 20, 2024, 3:24 pm
Protesters arrested in clashes with police ahead of anti-government rally at Knesset
Brothers in Arms activists accused of planning to set vehicles alight on Route 1; Shikma Bressler leads convoy from Caesarea, says government must go for sake of nation’s survival
By Shira Silkoff
Left: MK Tali Gottlieb at the Knesset, January 29, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90); Right: Shikma Bressler meets social activists at Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, October 3, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 2, 2024, 10:48 am
Protest leader sues Likud MK for libel over ‘disgusting lies’ linking her to Oct. 7
Bressler demands NIS 2.6 million in damages as Gotliv, other social media influencers continue to spread unfounded claims of links between activists, security personnel and Hamas
By ToI Staff
Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security agency, speaks at the annual Cyber Week event at Tel Aviv University, on June 27, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 26, 2024, 11:33 pm
Shin Bet chief said to urge state commission be formed ‘now’ to probe Oct. 7 failures
Ronen Bar reportedly tells ministers public ‘desperately needs this,’ as does agency to put an end to ‘lies and conspiracies’ claiming it had foreknowledge of Hamas attack
By ToI Staff
Protest leader Shikma Bressler speaks to reporters during a protest against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Gueez/AFP)
January 26, 2024, 3:36 pm
Protest leader demands Likud MK retract ‘delusional conspiracy’ of Mossad meeting
Shikma Bressler calls MK Tally Gotliv’s unfounded claims linking her to October 7 events ‘a collection of blatant and malicious lies,’ urges her to give up parliamentary immunity
By ToI Staff
Tally Gotliv (center in white blouse) and other MKs attend a plenum session marking the Knesset's 75th birthday, on January 24, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 24, 2024, 5:27 pm
Shin Bet chief accuses Likud MK of harming national security by pushing conspiracy
Mossad also slams Tally Gotliv for ‘spreading baseless lies’ as she continues to allege David Barnea held sit-down with Shikma Bressler
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference at the Ministry of Defense, in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023. (Dana Kopel/POOL)
November 1, 2023, 2:56 pm
Protest leaders, ex-security chiefs step up calls for Netanyahu to resign amid war
After a period of political moderation, critics say Netanyahu not fit or capable to lead country during war
By Jeremy Sharon
Shikma Bressler, a leader of the protest movement against the government's judicial overhaul, arrives with bodyguards at the weekly protest in Tel Aviv on September 30, 2023. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
October 5, 2023, 2:29 pm
Protest leader vows not to let coalition ‘take democracy away,’ predicts its collapse
Physicist Shikma Bressler, who has become a leading face of the anti-overhaul rallies, warns of choice between ‘tyranny’ or system ‘that will ensure our liberal democratic values’
By Jay Deshmukh
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