Israelis rally against government in Tel Aviv

Al Jazeera - Dozens of Israelis have protested in Tel Aviv overnight against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing attacks on southern Lebanon.

General elections are expected later this year, amid both the war on Iran and Lebanon, and internal tensions, some involving members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community who refuse to enrol in the army.

“I’m here to protest against the government, which is a disaster. Our government is going in just the wrong way. They’re feeding the public with fake news, with lies, which we are all against,” David Alkan, an 83-year-old retiree, told Reuters.

“I think that Iran is our enemy, but not the most dangerous enemy. The most dangerous enemy is interior; is the ones who refuse to go to the army and don’t work and don’t pay taxes, and are parasites, and live on account of our income tax,” he added.

A video of the event shows some protesters carrying signs that read, “Stop the genocide”, “Forget October Seven”, and “Bibi Escobar”, Netanyahu’s nickname with the surname of Pablo Escobar, a former Colombian drug kingpin and cartel leader.