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Despite strict crown lockdown measures, thousands of people demonstrated against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in various Israeli cities on Saturday after sunset. His critics accuse him of using the renewed surge in coronavirus infections to legitimize an attack on Israel’s democratic principles, including the right to demonstrate.
11:17 am, September 27, 2020
Most of the protesters who are in Jerusalem and other cities Shortly before the most important Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, which begins on Sunday, people gathered, donned masks, and kept their distance. Police arrested five people accused of disturbing public order.
Previously had Benjamin Netanyahu the protests are known as a “breeding ground” for the virus. On Friday, the government had repeated a record number of infections. blockade measures in the country tightened for about two weeks. Only in exceptional cases are people allowed to travel more than one kilometer from their home. Mounting restrictions apply. On Friday, the number of new infections each day hit a record 8,315. 1,441 deaths have been recorded since March.
There was still a dispute over possible restrictions on the right to demonstrate. From the point of view of his opponents, Netanyahu had tried to extend the blocking measures with a view to protecting health to avoid weekly protests against himself. But he couldn’t get new restrictions in parliament in time. The fact that on Yom Kippur, on the other hand, believers must be able to visit synagogues under certain conditions, creates an additional hassle.
Since June there have been weekly protests on Saturdays against the head of government. Participants include many who have been severely affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic. Netanyahu is also criticized because a corruption process is currently being carried out against him.
President Reuven Rivlin He asked that Yom Kippur be remembered by the crown dead in Israel. In a speech on Sunday, the head of state said he would light a candle and dedicate a prayer to the dead.
