August 2020. Critics say Benjamin Netanyahu is unfit to lead at a time when he is on trial for corruption. Israelis are also voicing their anger at worsening unemployment and the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday protested outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, demanding the embattled leader step down as he faces a trial on corruption charges and as his government comes under fire over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters, defying orders to maintain social distancing requirements, chanted slogans and blew horns outside Netanyahu’s residence. Anti-corruption activists had set up tents outside his home on Monday. Some demonstrators carried placards that read: “Netanyahu’s corruption makes us sick,” “Netanyahu, resign,” and “crime minister.” Many held posters, saying: “You are detached. We are fed up,” or saying there is “no way” a politician under indictment can be a head of state. At least 50 people were arrested for the alleged involvement in the protests. Reserve General Amir Haskel, one of the protest organizers, called on people to gather on July 14, the “231st anniversary of the French revolution” to “demand liberty, equality and fraternity.” Protester Laurent Cige, who came from Tel Aviv to participate in the demonstration, told French news agency AFP: “The most deadly virus is not COVID-19, but corruption.”
Aug 2020.. Calls for Netanyahu to Resign in Israel
