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- Protests against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on for weeks, with thousands of protestors taking to the streets and gathering outside the prime minister’s official residence in Jerusalem.
REASONS FOR THE PROTESTS?
- Israelis have been protesting against the government’s mishandling of the
- COVID-19outbreak and its impact on the country’s economy.
- Corruption Charges against Netanyahu
COVID-19
COVID-19 INDIA
REASON FOR PROTESTS
- Even thoughNetanyahu managedtosave Israel from
- Covid19 Deaths, thelongextendedlockdownsruined many small business of Israel
- According to local news reports, protests in Israel started essentially because of the economic impact of COVID-19 that has hit small business owners and the self-employed the hardest. The self-employed have complained that government support schemes that had been promised to alleviate economic hardship have not reached them.
UNEMPLOYMENT
- Israel was praised early on for imposing tight movement restrictions and a countrywide lockdown at the start of the outbreak. But since reopening the economy in May, new cases have spiked and unemployment remains over 20%, up from 3.9% before March.
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT TRIED TO MAKE THINGS BETTER
REASONS FOR PROTESTS
- Corruption charges against Prime Minister
- Netanyahu is on trial for a series of cases in which he allegedly received lavish gifts from billionaire friends and traded regulatory favours with media moguls for more favourable coverage of himself and his family. The prime minister has denied any wrongdoing, accusing the media and law enforcement of a witch hunt to oust him from office, and has refused to leave office.
REASONS FOR PROTESTS
- Police brutality
PROTESTS
WORRYING TREND
- Such kind of mass protests have been seen in U.S, Israel, Russia and even parts of Europe
CONCLUSION
- While protests are important part of democracy
- Mass gatherings and protests like we have seen in U.S and Israel have the potential to ruin the work of lockdowns and increase Covid19 cases
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