The Crossbill Team
Thousands and thousands of Israeli citizens hit the streets of Jerusalem to register their protest against Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night, in front of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), calling for the removal of Netanyahu from the office.
According to The Guardian, similar protests have been staged in other Israeli cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva and Caesarea in the past week.
The protesters were reported to be raising the slogan "If we want to end the war, we need another government." The protesters included families of those taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. They urged for the release of those who are still held captive in Gaza.
Israeli news agency Haaretz reported that the protesters targeted Netanyahu and his government for not being serious about rescuing those in Hamas custody, and instead Netanyahu is serving as an “obstacle to the deal”.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid while addressing the rally said “In what country in the world are such people still in office after what happened to us?” he said. “Anyone who sits in this government today, the responsibility falls on them. Every minister who doesn’t resign, every Knesset member who doesn’t vote against the government, who doesn’t help us send them home, it’s on them. This stain will stick to them for the rest of their life … If we want to end the war, we need another government.”
According to a Reuters report Hamas had claimed to have killed 70 hostages in response to Israeli aggression on Gaza, which has resulted in 30,000 deaths on the Gaza Strip. Add to that the Israeli forces have subjected the remaining Palestinians to severe food, sanitation and healthcare crises.
Netanyahu through a press conference has made it clear that it is not possible to hold elections in the country in the middle of war, as it would “paralyse” Israel in its war against Hamas.
“Calls for elections now during the war, a moment before victory, will paralyze Israel for at least six months; in my estimate, for eight months,” he said. “They will paralyze the negotiations for the release of our hostages and in the end will lead to ending the war before achieving its goals, and the first to commend this will be Hamas, and that says it all,” as reported by The New York Times.
However opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Netanyahu on this statement. “Mr. Netanyahu, elections will not paralyze the country, it is paralyzed now,” Lapid says in a statement. “The war with Hamas is paralyzed, the hostage deal is paralyzed, the north is paralyzed and especially the government under your leadership is paralyzed and has failed.”
According to The Guardian, similar protests have been staged in other Israeli cities of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Be’er Sheva and Caesarea in the past week.
The protesters were reported to be raising the slogan "If we want to end the war, we need another government." The protesters included families of those taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. They urged for the release of those who are still held captive in Gaza.
Israeli news agency Haaretz reported that the protesters targeted Netanyahu and his government for not being serious about rescuing those in Hamas custody, and instead Netanyahu is serving as an “obstacle to the deal”.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid while addressing the rally said “In what country in the world are such people still in office after what happened to us?” he said. “Anyone who sits in this government today, the responsibility falls on them. Every minister who doesn’t resign, every Knesset member who doesn’t vote against the government, who doesn’t help us send them home, it’s on them. This stain will stick to them for the rest of their life … If we want to end the war, we need another government.”
According to a Reuters report Hamas had claimed to have killed 70 hostages in response to Israeli aggression on Gaza, which has resulted in 30,000 deaths on the Gaza Strip. Add to that the Israeli forces have subjected the remaining Palestinians to severe food, sanitation and healthcare crises.
Netanyahu through a press conference has made it clear that it is not possible to hold elections in the country in the middle of war, as it would “paralyse” Israel in its war against Hamas.
“Calls for elections now during the war, a moment before victory, will paralyze Israel for at least six months; in my estimate, for eight months,” he said. “They will paralyze the negotiations for the release of our hostages and in the end will lead to ending the war before achieving its goals, and the first to commend this will be Hamas, and that says it all,” as reported by The New York Times.
However opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Netanyahu on this statement. “Mr. Netanyahu, elections will not paralyze the country, it is paralyzed now,” Lapid says in a statement. “The war with Hamas is paralyzed, the hostage deal is paralyzed, the north is paralyzed and especially the government under your leadership is paralyzed and has failed.”
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