JERUSALEM, July 26 — “We won’t leave until Bibi leaves.” Israel’s struggle to contain the coronavirus has stirred deep-seated resentment towards Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and protests demanding his resignation are growing by the week. As the Shabbat rest-day was ending on Saturday...
Israeli Police detain a man during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged corruption and his government's handling of the coronavirus disease crisis in Jerusalem July 26, 2020. — Reuters pic
Some demonstrators branded Netanyahu—who has been indicted with bribery, fraud and breach of trust—as corrupt, while others condemned a lack of coherence in the government’s response to the pandemic. But an economic re-opening that began in late April has led to an explosion in transmission in the country of about 9 million people, with daily Covid-19 tallies ranging between 1,000 and 2,000 cases in recent weeks.
That false victory “morphed into a healthcare and economic failure, which has left a severe crisis of confidence between the public and the government in its wake,” he said.In response to rising cases, Netanyahu’s centre-right coalition has re-imposed economically painful restrictions, including targeting shops and markets.Protester Amit Finkerstin said the government’s recent moves reveal it does not “have any plan,” making it impossible for people to prepare for the future.
He has also acknowledged the financial pain felt by many in a country where unemployment currently exceeds 20 per cent, compared to 3.4 per cent in February, when Israel recorded its first Covid-19 case.
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