Anti-Netanyahu protests claim victory on eve of Israeli Occupation parliament vote

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Published: 2021-06-13 12:38

Last Updated: 2024-04-16 19:30


Anti-Netanyahu protests claim victory on eve of Israeli Occupation parliament vote
Anti-Netanyahu protests claim victory on eve of Israeli Occupation parliament vote

Saturday night, around 2,000 people demonstrated outside the residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in Occupied Jerusalem on the eve of a crucial vote in parliament that could end the reign of the Israeli Occupation's longest-serving prime minister.

Parliament is to vote on whether to install a "change" coalition government and end Netanyahu's 12 consecutive years in power.

The anti-Netanyahu bloc includes parties from the right, the left and center as well as an Arab party -- united by hostility to the rule of Netanyahu.

"For us, this is a big night and tomorrow will be even a bigger day. I am almost crying. We fought peacefully for this and the day has come," said a protester, Ofir Robinski.

"Netanyahu only tried to divide us and set each part of society against the other. But tomorrow we'll be united: right, left, Jews and Arabs."

Protesters beat drums, while some wore T-shirt that read 'get out' in Hebrew.

Another protester, Gali Israel Tal, 62, was also optimistic that the Knesset vote on Sunday would spell Netanyahu's political demise.

"This is our last Saturday here. We won. Tomorrow the Knesset will vote and this prime minister will go. It is good. He will go," she said.

Anti-Netanyahu protests have been staged each Saturday since July 2020 to denounce his handling of the pandemic and the economy.

Protesters have condemned Netanyahu who became the first sitting Israeli Occupation prime minister indicted while in office, and is on trial for corruption.

He is accused of accepting improper gifts and seeking to trade regulatory favors with media moguls in exchange for positive coverage. He denies the allegations.