Thousands Protest in Smaller Israeli Cities
Tens of thousands of Israelis marched in social justice protests in smaller Israeli cities and in cities on the periphery.
Saturday night’s protests were the first time in the last month that major demonstrations were not held in Tel Aviv.
Major demonstrations took place in Haifa with about 30,000 protesters, Beersheba with about 20,000 protesters and Afula with 15,000 protesters. Smaller demonstrations took place in 18 other cities including Eilat, Rosh Pina, Nahariya, Dimona, Modi’in, Petach Tikvah, Ramat Hasharon, Hod Hasharon, Netanya and Beit She’an, according to reports. About 70,000 demonstrators rallied in the protests.
Last week, some 300,000 protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to call for affordable housing and other demands for social justice.
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