03:53Israel: Scores rally against Netanyahu's 'corrupt' government in Tel Aviv
Scores of people rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government ahead of the upcoming Israeli legislative elections.
One protester said that the protester was "the last [wake-up] call for everyone to go and vote. First, go and vote, and don't let this awful and corrupted regime to continue."
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who also attended the rally, stressed that "these are the most critical elections since the 1973 war and maybe since Israel was founded."
Stav Shaffir of the Democratic Camp condemned what she described as "government corruption," noting that "there is a real threat on the Israeli democracy right now" and that "for us to be able to change that, we have to replace the current government."
Shaffir expressed hope for a high voter turnout at the upcoming elections, noting that "if a lot of people go and vote, we are going to replace this government, save [the] Israeli democracy and make a dramatic change here that will bring Israel forward."
The Israeli legislative elections are set to take place on September 17. Some 120 members of the 22nd Knesset are to be elected during the September elections.
03:53Scores of people rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government ahead of the upcoming Israeli legislative elections.
One protester said that the protester was "the last [wake-up] call for everyone to go and vote. First, go and vote, and don't let this awful and corrupted regime to continue."
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who also attended the rally, stressed that "these are the most critical elections since the 1973 war and maybe since Israel was founded."
Stav Shaffir of the Democratic Camp condemned what she described as "government corruption," noting that "there is a real threat on the Israeli democracy right now" and that "for us to be able to change that, we have to replace the current government."
Shaffir expressed hope for a high voter turnout at the upcoming elections, noting that "if a lot of people go and vote, we are going to replace this government, save [the] Israeli democracy and make a dramatic change here that will bring Israel forward."
The Israeli legislative elections are set to take place on September 17. Some 120 members of the 22nd Knesset are to be elected during the September elections.