Posted on 12/05/20
| News Source: i24
At least 20 people were arrested Saturday evening after anti-government protesters clashed with police during a demonstration staged in front of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, according to Israeli media outlet Walla News.
Protesters, who have gathered outside Netanyahu's residence for months to demand the premier's resignation over multiple corruption indictments and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, told Israeli media that the rallies will only grow as the country anticipates its fourth election in two years.
"Our duty as citizens, during the elections, is to go out into the streets and protest against the accused [Netanyahu] so as not to give him any respite," the anti-Netanyahu protest organization Black Flag Movement said in a statement.
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We must remind him of his failures in dealing with the coronavirus, the "economy and the division of the people. This is a struggle for the soul of Israel - a struggle we must win," the statement continued.
"Elections or not - the citizens of Israel deserve to know if the prime minister has taken care of the country's security out 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," it concluded.
Netanyahu is currently on trial for a raft of corruption charges, including bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. The premier vehemently denies all allegations of wrongdoing.
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