Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity has plummeted in opinion polls since the October 7 attack by Hamas that sparked the war in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out early elections today as thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv in an anti-government protest.
Netanyahu’s popularity has plummeted in opinion polls since the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war in the Gaza Strip.
The anti-government protests that rocked the country for much of 2023 have largely subsided during the war. However, protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv again this evening calling for new elections, which are scheduled for 2026.
The crowd was much smaller than last year’s mass protests, which numbered in the thousands, according to local media.
“I would like to say to the government that you have had your chance, you have destroyed what you can destroy. Now is the time for the people to fix everything, all the bad things you did,” said one protester, his head wrapped in an Israeli flag.
Netanyahu was asked at a news conference about calls within the ruling Likud party to hold early elections just as the war in the Gaza Strip ends.
“The last thing we need right now is an election and the preoccupation with elections, as they will immediately divide us,” he said. “We need unity right now,” he noted.
Source :Skai
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