Thousand Of Israelis Took Part In The Anti-Netanyahu Protests

Over 20,000 Protesters marched in a weekly demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged corruption and his handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, ahead of the March 23 general election, in Jerusalem on March 20, 2021.

Netanyahu is hoping the success of his government’s rapid COVID-19 vaccination program, which has allowed much of the economy to open after three lockdowns, along with a series of normalization agreements with Arab countries, will give him the boost needed to secure a majority in parliament.

The Israeli Prime Minister is facing accussations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, all of which he has denied.

On Saturday, Israelies vexed by Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership marched outside his residence in Jerusalem, calling for an end to his leadership just three days before the country's fourth election in two years.

The demonstrators displayed placards in streets, waved flags, banged drums, blew horns and chanted calls for the replacement of the 71-year-old conservative.