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Home»News»“Bibi, go home” – thousands rally against Netanyahu, days before elections

“Bibi, go home” – thousands rally against Netanyahu, days before elections

News 22/03/2021No Comments5 Mins ReadBy Shaheer Choudhury
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Protests against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have once again picked up, with thousands taking to the streets to call for Israel’s longest serving leader to be removed from office. [1]

People as far as New York City are dissatisfied with Netanyahu, with protesters marching across Washington Square Park on 20th March. [2]

Chants of “Bibi, go home” were heard as tens of thousands rallied outside the home of Netanyahu, who has been Prime Minister of the Zionist state of ‘Israel’ for a total of 15 years. [3]

The PM, who has now been in charge for a record 12 consecutive years, hopes to remain as Israeli leader after imminent upcoming elections on 23rd March – the fourth in the last two years.


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🏴🇮🇱 Some 20,000 people at anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/fNuiVSdpU8

— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي (@NTarnopolsky) March 20, 2021

Protesters have been calling on Netanyahu to resign or be forcibly removed from office, after a number of perceived failings in leadership, including mismanagement of the state’s initial coronavirus pandemic response, a severely weakened economy, job losses, as well as Case 4000. The latter is the ongoing corruption trial surrounding Netanyahu (and, to a lesser extent, his wife Sara) and his receipt of close to $300,000 worth of gifts, including cigars and champagne, from two businessmen. [4]

Netanyahu also finds himself mired in a number of other criminal cases, being a defendant in Cases 1000 and 2000. In a February court appearance, Netanyahu entered a plea of ‘not guilty’ to the hearing, which was held in regards to three separate cases. [5]

Summary of cases against Netanyahu

  1. Case 1000 concerns a breach of trust and fraud, and is in relation to gifts received from Australian billionaire James Packer and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan.
  2. Case 2000 is regarding the charge of a quid pro quo arrangement that Netanyahu allegedly made with Arnon Mozes, the publisher of the national daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth. Netanyahu is under indictment for allegedly agreeing to consider enacting a piece of legislation that would have made it more difficult for rival newspaper Israel Hayom to gain in popularity.
  3. Case 3000 is a suit that has already been decided upon, with Netanyahu originally accused of engaging in dodgy dealings in procuring German-manufactured submarines. He has been cleared in this case.
  4. Case 4000 involves Netanyahu and his wife Sara, who have been accused of receiving political and other favours from telecommunications baron Shaul Elovitch in return for Netanyahu not being a hindrance to Elovitch’s business interests. [4]

Now seen as ironic and hypocritical, Netanyahu was supportive in 2007 of calls for then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign after being accused of corruption. At the time, Netanyahu suggested that Olmert would be distracted from the position of Prime Minister should he not resign from office.

As Netanyahu said at the time whilst Leader of the Opposition:

“It is clear that this government has lost the little confidence that the people had in it … It is clear that the only thing left to do is to give the people the opportunity to have their last word…” [6]

Speaking in the Knesset, Netanyahu went further to add:

“Our country needs new leadership … Those who failed at war cannot be those who correct the failures … We have to go back to the people and allow them to express themselves.” [6]

Over a decade later in 2018, after Olmert was released early from jail, he told Netanyahu to resign in order that he save face:

“My suggestion to Benjamin Netanyahu is to do what needs to be done to preserve the dignity and respect the status of the Israeli prime minister…” [7]

Olmert went on to say:

“He should do the right thing, based on what he and his family and attorneys know about his cases, and do it in a way that will not compromise the dignity of the Prime Minister’s Office and himself as prime minister.” [7]

There have been a number of protests against Netanyahu during the COVID-19 pandemic, with disgruntled Israelis holding weekly rallies for the past nine months. However, due to cold weather, numbers have somewhat dwindled. The protests that occurred yesterday are believed to be the largest in many months. [8]

The 23rd March elections are predicted to again be very tight, with Netanyahu’s Likud party polling strongly despite rival and former Netanyahu chief of staff Naftali Bennett seeking to disrupt the incumbent’s drive for a fifth stint as Prime Minister.

In addition, with the evidence stage of Netanyahu’s corruption trial postponed until April 5th at the earliest – in order to make room for the election – international observers will be closely watching the result as Netanyahu’s rule over the Zionist state has wreaked immense havoc on the occupied Palestinian lands, with a rapid acceleration in settlement building as well as the recently cosy relationship with the former Trump administration in the US leading to the country relocating its embassy to the contentious city of Jerusalem. [9]

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Notes:

[1] https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210321-go-home-chant-anti-netanyahu-protesters-ahead-of-israel-s-snap-polls

[2] https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/people-protest-against-israeli-prime-minister-1940037676

[3] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/20/benjamin-netanyahu-becomes-longest-serving-israeli-pm

[4] https://www.deccanherald.com/international/the-netanyahu-trial-explained-949229.html

[5] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55949391

[6] https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/netanyahu-tells-olmert-to-quit-1.118869

[7] https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Ehud-Olmert-urges-Netanyahu-to-step-down-preserve-dignity-of-office-547497

[8] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/21/israel-thousands-rally-against-netanyahu-ahead-of-tight-election-contest

[9] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-israel-diplomacy-jerusalem-explai-idUSKBN1I811N

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Shaheer Choudhury

As News Editor at Islam21c, Shaheer is a regular contributor who has an unwavering passion and commitment for staying on the pulse in regards to global geopolitical and general current affairs, whilst paying close attention to the changing world conditions of Muslim populations. Prior to joining Islam21c, he developed a number of years’ experience in the health and social care sector, and previously worked as a caseworker at HHUGS. He has also volunteered at the Muslim Youth Helpline. Shaheer holds a bachelor’s degree in business management.

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