Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021With just days to Israel's fourth election in two years, the weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are continuing Saturday night in city squares, intersections and bridges throughout the country.Over 20,000 people are gathered at Paris Square, near the prime minister's official residence, for the central protest. It is the largest anti-Netanyahu protest since the weekly demonstrations began last July. The event's organizers say that there are about 50,000 people at the site.Earlier, thousands of demonstrators marched to the square from the Knesset...…Mar 21, 2021Mar 21, 2021With just days to Israel's fourth election in two years, the weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are continuing Saturday night in city squares, intersections and bridges throughout the country.Over 20,000 people are gathered at Paris Square, near the prime minister's official residence, for the central protest. It is the largest anti-Netanyahu protest since the weekly demonstrations began last July. The event's organizers say that there are about 50,000 people at the site.Earlier, thousands of demonstrators marched to the square from the Knesset...WW…

Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020An Israeli court cited the controversial nation-state law in dismissing a lawsuit brought by two Arab schoolchildren against their northern town of Carmiel on Monday, ruling that its "Jewish character" must be preserved.The siblings, age 6 and 10, asked to be reimbursed for expenses they incurred traveling to an Arabic-speaking school outside the city, because there are no such schools in Carmiel. The suit, filed by one of the teens' uncle, Adv. Nezar Bakri, demands 25,000 shekels ($7,500) from the city.In March, that dozens of parents had petitioned the Carmiel...…Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020An Israeli court cited the controversial nation-state law in dismissing a lawsuit brought by two Arab schoolchildren against their northern town of Carmiel on Monday, ruling that its "Jewish character" must be preserved.The siblings, age 6 and 10, asked to be reimbursed for expenses they incurred traveling to an Arabic-speaking school outside the city, because there are no such schools in Carmiel. The suit, filed by one of the teens' uncle, Adv. Nezar Bakri, demands 25,000 shekels ($7,500) from the city.In March, that dozens of parents had petitioned the Carmiel...WW…

Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Saturday evening against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at intersections, bridges and squares across Israel, as weekly demonstrations continued for the 23rd week in a row.Several thousands gathered outside the prime minister's official residence on Jerusalem's Balfour Street. Demonstrations also took place in Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Holon and other locations across Israel, including the Arab towns of Taibeh, Umm al-Fahm and Kafr Yassif, calling on the prime minister to resign amid corruption charges.Earlier in the day, a protest...…Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Saturday evening against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at intersections, bridges and squares across Israel, as weekly demonstrations continued for the 23rd week in a row.Several thousands gathered outside the prime minister's official residence on Jerusalem's Balfour Street. Demonstrations also took place in Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Holon and other locations across Israel, including the Arab towns of Taibeh, Umm al-Fahm and Kafr Yassif, calling on the prime minister to resign amid corruption charges.Earlier in the day, a protest...WW…

Jul 12, 2020 Jul 12, 2020A series of protests took place across Israel on Saturday evening with thousands of “Black Flag” protesters congregating on some 170 of the country’s largest bridges and junctions for the third consecutive week.Police arrested ten demonstrators after disrupting public order, according to the police spokesperson. This came after several hundred demonstrators began blocked a traffic lane at the Shamgar and Jeremiah Street junction and threw barriers, stones and other objects stones and various objects at police officers, the police added.The demonstrators are...…Jul 12, 2020 Jul 12, 2020A series of protests took place across Israel on Saturday evening with thousands of “Black Flag” protesters congregating on some 170 of the country’s largest bridges and junctions for the third consecutive week.Police arrested ten demonstrators after disrupting public order, according to the police spokesperson. This came after several hundred demonstrators began blocked a traffic lane at the Shamgar and Jeremiah Street junction and threw barriers, stones and other objects stones and various objects at police officers, the police added.The demonstrators are...WW…