The High Court approved the ongoing protests near the prime minister’s official apartment in Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighborhood, infuriating some local citizens who asked the court to ban them, saying they were disrupting their lives.
Last month, opposition MPs said the cleanup of an open-air street camp in the prime minister’s apartment was an attempt by the prime minister to suppress criticism.
Netanyahu ally and Public Security Minister Amir Ohana was recorded last month pressuring police brass to step up enforcement against demonstrators, saying they are “taking over the sidewalks with sleeping bags and mattresses.”
The camps are from the black flag movement that led the protests Saturday night against Netanyahu due to ongoing protests.
The great demonstration took place against that of the Prime Minister in Jerusalem, where normal demonstrations have taken place against Netanyahu in recent months.
Reports through the Hebrew media estimated participation at more than 15,000, while organizers estimated the crowd at about 32,000, about the number of bracelets distributed to protesters when they entered the square.
The demonstration gave the impression of being the largest to date in a developing motion that has noticed that thousands of others took to the streets to demonstrate against Netanyahu over the following month. Smaller demonstrations were also held in Caesarea, outdoors at Netanyahu’s personal residence and on the country’s road high-rise crossings.
The number of families with young people is the main one in the Jerusalem demonstration, in addition to youth groups.
Representatives of independent entrepreneurs joined the demonstration, as no separate demonstrations were organized through those economically hit by the pandemic.
Jerusalem police allowed protesters to remain until midnight, but it was not easy for protesters to disperse around 12:30 p.m. Sunday, forcibly expelling those who refused to leave.