"We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel," said one protester.

“We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel,” said one protester.

Israelis protested on Saturday night, calling for a ceasefire and the resignation of hardline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Tens of thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv to demand that the government reach a deal with Hamas to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

They also called for new elections, accusing Netanyahu of prolonging the conflict to keep himself in power.

  • FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    ‘“We hope the world hears us and knows that the people of Israel are not the government of Israel,” said one protester.‘

    I really wanted to believe that, but they have the same PRV type of voting system as Ireland so that’s hard to believe. It’s not like UK/US where the votes are counted in a more primitive way.

    • blargerer@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      I’ll admit to not being the most knowledgeable person on internal Israeli politics, but my understanding is hes been holding onto power for a while through a combination of coalitions and judge nonsense. Even then, if he represented the views of 51% of Israeli’s that would still be a lot of people who’s views don’t align with his.

        • go_go_gadget@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Biden’s primary stated reason for defending Israel is a promise to his dying father.

          Not his conscience, not the people alive and around him today, not the people who voted for him, not the people who he’s depending on to get re-elected.

          Sorry America, an 80 year old white man is making an undemocratic choice due to a promise he made to another old white man. Awesome.