'We will replace the government': Thousands of anti-Netanyahu protesters nationwide demand coalition with Arab parties
Demonstrations demanding a united government with Arab parties were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and northern Israel, as right-wing pro-Netanyahu demonstrators rallied against cooperation with Arab parties and called for new elections
Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in the heart of Tel Aviv, rallying for a coalition government that would incorporate Arab parties, amid rising political tensions. Haaretz reported on the demonstration, which took place in the city center, with protesters holding banners and singing chants to advocate for a partnership with the Arab minority in any future government coalition.
The aim was to dismantle the existing political polarization. Elsewhere, Itamar Ben-Gvir, the head of the right-wing Israeli party Otzma Yehudit, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the days preceding the protest to discuss measures to prevent the opposition from forming a government. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the duo engaged in a lengthy meeting to devise strategies to maintain their right-wing government and deter the emergence of a left-wing government supported by what they termed "terrorist-supporting" parties.
Both Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir expressed concerns that the Jewish opposition might cooperate with Arab parties to form a government. This fear arose because neither Netanyahu's coalition nor the opposition's "change" coalition had managed to amass the 61-seat majority required to form a government.
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