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SvennoJ 7 hours ago
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‘A lot of anger’ as anti-government protests continue in Israel


Protesters clash with police officers, during a rally against the Israeli government and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the release of all captives from Gaza, near Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem

Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators have taken to the streets of West Jerusalem to protest against the dismissal of the chief of the Shin Bet internal security agency, Ronen Bar.

Demonstrators gathered on roads and outside Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Israeli political scientist Ori Goldberg said “emotions are very heated”. “There’s a lot of anger. There are very few Israeli flags this time round, unlike the protests over the judicial changes,” he said, referring to weekly protests against proposed judicial changes in 2023.

“This is different. It’s not about nationalism, as in people fighting for their country, but against the government and what it’s saying. People don’t believe it anymore.”


Demonstrators occupy a road in West Jerusalem


Police arrest, violently disperse Israeli protesters


Israelis are demonstrating against the dismissal of the head of the Shin Bet in Jerusalem. They are also demanding Israel assure the return of the captives held in Gaza, according to local sources.

Police arrested four people, including a young man who was holding an assault weapon and spoke out against the protesters.

Israeli police began to forcibly remove protesters, blocking an area called Paris Square to open King George Street to traffic after it was blocked for the past few hours, Israeli broadcaster Kan reported.

The square is near the official residence of the prime minister of Israel and became a major protest site during the 2020-2021 protests against Netanyahu.