Protests against Netanyahu Continue in Jerusalem Al-Quds, Tel Aviv (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Clashes broke out between protesters against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and police on Sunday in Jerusalem al-Quds and Tel Aviv.
Police used water cannon and mounted units to disperse crowds in Jerusalem al-Quds and Tel Aviv as thousands of protesters demanded Netanyahu’s resignation over corruption charges, as well as demonstrating against the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, RT reported.
A big crowd marched to Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem al-Quds for the fourth time this week.
The latest protests against Netanyahu came the day before the second hearing in his trial on charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes.
The government on Friday announced new restrictions over COVID-19, which has taken a heavy economic toll on Israel.
Protesters argued that instead of taking action to avoid a second wave of the disease, the Israeli leader had been more preoccupied with his own legal woes.
“Instead of planning a fight against the justice system, you should have been planning to fight against unemployment,” one of the speakers at the anti-government rally in Tel Aviv said.
Police arrested some protesters in Tel Aviv, where demonstrators blocked roads and threw objects at officers. At least one officer was allegedly pepper-sprayed.
