Thousands of people are protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, some with a radical message.Image: trapezoid
In Israel, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the sacking of Defense Minister Joff Galante. A highway was blocked and police took action against demonstrators.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's sacking of Israeli Defense Minister Galante sparked an uproar in Israel. In places such as the Mediterranean metropolis Tel Aviv, thousands of people spontaneously took to the streets to demonstrate against the ouster and against Netanyahu.
According to a reporter from the German Press Agency, in Tel Aviv, they blocked the important Ayalon highway with burning car tires and shouted “Bibi is a traitor”, “Bibi is in prison” and “criminal government”.
A woman during a road blockade in Tel Aviv.Image: trapezoid
According to the Israeli news website Ynet, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, police officers had a physical conflict with Labor MP Gilad Karif. Separately, Labor MP Naama Razimi wrote that one of her advisers was arrested during a demonstration in Tel Aviv. She said he was arrested while trying to help a family of Hamas hostages during a protest.
Police take action against protesters.Image: trapezoid
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Netanyahu had already fired Galante once, in March 2023, after he publicly called for an end to a controversial judicial reorganization plan and warned that national security could be seriously compromised. His dismissal sparked violent protests and a general strike. The head of government suspended the program at the time, and Galante's dismissal was reversed.
Meanwhile, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog called for unity. “The last thing the State of Israel needs right now is upheaval and disruption in the war,” Herzog told news platform X on Tuesday night. “We are in the midst of one of the most difficult and challenging periods in our history. Israel’s enemies are simply waiting for signs of weakness, disintegration or division.”
The last thing the State of Israel needs right now is the upheaval and disruption of war. The security of the State of Israel must be the primary consideration.
Tonight there are still 101 abductees in enemy captivity. Thousands of bereaved girls and families mourn their shattered world. Many reservists shoulder the heavy responsibility of protecting the people and their homes, shouting together with their families…
— Isaac Herzog Isaac Herzog (@Isaac_Herzog) November 5, 2024
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Demonstrators in Tel Aviv are now reporting that they fear Netanyahu may sack other key figures in the security apparatus, such as chief of staff Herzi Halevi or domestic intelligence chief Shin Bet Ronan. Barr. However, Netanyahu’s office denied such media speculation. . Other attendees suspected that Netanyahu fired Galante to divert attention from a scandal in which employees close to his office leaked secret information to the media.
“Israeli police have a heavy presence at protest sites across the country to ensure security and maintain public order,” the Israeli police said in a statement, Ynet reported.
Television Channel 12 reported on the police raid on Netanyahu's office in the evening. It was unclear whether the raids were related to the secret betrayal scandal or to another investigation in the context of the head of government's office.
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