«This is a struggle for Israel’s soul,» said protesters.
Protesters and organizers calling for an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reign said that Israeli elections will not stop protests and that they will continue to demonstrate and hold events that «will only grow stronger.» «Our obligation as citizens during elections is to go out and protest the accused [Netanyahu] and not give him any respite. We must remind him of his failures at handling the coronavirus, the economy and the division of the people [he has caused]. This is a struggle for Israel’s soul — a struggle we must win,» said the Black Flags Movement, one of the movements that organizes the weekly protests against Netanyahu, in a statement Saturday. The Investigate Now movement, an organization demanding an investigation of Case 3000 against Netanyahu, also said that elections will not end protests. «Elections or not — the citizens of Israel deserve to know if the prime minister of Israel dealt in Israel’s security because of greed. This is the most serious security incident since the founding of the country — an incident that if it turns out to be true — will not be forgiven,» said the organization in a statement Saturday. Thousands gathered at protests Saturday night outside of the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, according to Israeli media.
