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2020–2021 Protests Against Benjamin Netanyahu
A series of protests against Prime Minister of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, colloquially referred to as the Balfour Protests () or Black Flag Protests (), gained prominence in Israel throughout 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, COVID-19 pandemic and the trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, ongoing trial of Netanyahu for various corruption scandals. Protesters accused Netanyahu of subjecting the law as part of his fight in criminal proceedings against him. The demonstrators protested against Netanyahu's continued tenure in the shadow of his criminal charges, claims of his preference for personal good over the good of the state, and demands to investigate the "submarine affair". One of the hotspots most identified with the protests was the compound near the Beit Aghion, Prime Minister's Residence, on Balfour Street in Jerusalem. The protests concluded after the thirty-sixth government of Israel, headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid in a powe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–2022 Israeli Political Crisis
The 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis was a period of political instability in Israel, in which five Knesset snap elections were held in a span of over three years: in April 2019, September 2019, March 2020, March 2021 and November 2022. In the early phases of the crisis, the popular phrasing of the core division within the parties and the public was "only Bibi" () or "anyone but Bibi" (). This stalemate was created due to the refusal of the liberal wing of the parliament to form a coalition with Netanyahu, while the Likud party – the prominent party of the conservative wing – refused to remove Netanyahu from the party's leadership. The rest of the conservative-wing parties refused to form a coalition without Netanyahu and the Likud. None of the wings were able to form a coalition by themselves, due to the tie-breaking parliament seats held by the Arab parties. Some parliament members from Jewish parties (both wings) and Arab parties had considered the possibility of g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
