Protestors show solidarity with Palestinians in Pakistan, Switzerland, Italy
Supporters of the religious party Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a rally against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and to show solidarity with the Palestinians, in Lahore, Pakistan
People take part in a protest in support of the Palestinian people in Milan, Italy
Demonstrators gather on Place de Neuve during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in Geneva, Switzerland
Protestors in Tel Aviv feel like the government have abandoned them
What started as families of the captives [held in Gaza by Hamas and other groups] calling for the immediate return of the captives has turned much more political in nature. They’ve been chanting “elections now” and “down with the government”.
There are also smaller, anti-war protests; they’ve all congregated here in central Tel Aviv, just down from the Ministry of Defence.
We saw one woman pass with a placard that read “occupation and democracy cannot coexist” and others calling for things like “bring them back at any cost”.
People here feel that they haven’t been heard. They feel that they’ve been abandoned. There’s concern for the fate of the captives. How many remain alive? Nothing is clear. So, people here are telling us that they want a captive deal immediately.
Many also believe that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows that his political career will more than likely be over once the focus moves away from the war. They believe that he is extending things for the sake of his political survival.
