JERUSALEM, KOMPAS.com – Thousands of people Israel still continues his protest action in front of the Israeli Prime Minister’s residence Benjamin netanyahu on Saturday (22/8/2020).
For protester wants Netanyahu to leave office when he is tried on corruption charges.
They also demanded the poor handling of the corona virus in Israel The National, Sunday (23/8/2020).
The protesters gathered from a number of points on Jerusalem and walk along the main road to Netanyahu’s residence on Balfour Road.
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They held up giant balloons depicting the heads of Netanyahu and his rival-turned-coalition partner, Benny Gantz.
They also fly the Israeli flag and the black flag which is a symbol of one of the grassroots protest movements.
One of the banners read “Balfour is in our hands” while another called on Netanyahu to step down.
Another banner insinuates Netanyahu with calling him “Minister of Crime”.
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Israeli police said they arrested seven protesters on suspicion of violating public order and assaulting police officers.
Netanyahu rejected calls to step down when he was put on trial and claimed the left and the media were responsible for the protests.
Israel is said to be quite successful in suppressing the spread of the corona virus in the early days of the pandemic. But after the economic sector opened, the number of corona virus cases in Israel immediately jumped.
More than 100,000 people have been declared infected with the corona virus. The corona virus pandemic has also caused the unemployment rate to jump by around 20 percent.
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Last year, Netanyahu was charged with bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three long-running corruption investigations.
In January, the trial will move to the presentation stage with three sessions a week.
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