End of lockdown brings avalanche of demonstrations to Israel - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rina Bassist

Rina Bassist

May 4, 2020

Israelis protest in front of a placard with the photo of the High Court judges outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, against Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is charged with corruption, serving as prime minister of Israel's new unity government amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jerusalem May 3, 2020 REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun - RC2VGG9KUA09 — Israelis protest in front of a placard showing the High Court outside the Knesset against Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is charged with corruption, serving as prime minister of Israel's new unity government, in Jerusalem, May 3, 2020. — REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Israelis take to streets, blame Netanyahu for economic crisis

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on politics

BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL -APRIL 7: Israeli soldiers distribute food and basic necessities to people within precautions against coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Bnei Brak, Israel on April 7, 2020. (Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Arab mayors in Israel strike against unfair distribution of pandemic funding

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sings the national anthem during the inauguration ceremony of Israel's 21st Knesset, or parliament, in Jerusalem April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC1D3EF81D40

Protests spread against Netanyahu’s immunity law

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Israel’s Black Flag protest gathers momentum

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs