Published 15:21 IST, June 20th 2021
Protesters call on Netanyahu to vacate residency
Dozens of Israelis protested outside the prime minister's official residency in Jerusalem Saturday, calling for opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu to move out now that he is no longer in power.
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Dozens of Israelis protested outside prime minister's official residency in Jerusalem Saturday, calling for opposition leer Benjamin Netanyahu to move out now that he is no longer in power.
Israel's parliament narrowly approved a new coalition government on Sunday, ending historic 12-year rule of Netanyahu and sending polarizing leer into opposition.
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Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, became prime minister after 60-59 vote.
protesters have been garing each Saturday for more than one year demanding Netanyahu resigns and leaves as he's on trial for alleged corruptive affairs.
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This time y also placed a truck outside official residency, with "crime minister" written along side.
"We are rey to help him (move) anytime," protester Ishay Has said, standing in front of truck.
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Protesters chanted "Bibi go from here", in reference to Netanyahu's nickname, and called for ex-prime minister to leave to his private house in Caesarea, a coastal town north of Tel Aviv.
Mordechai Avraham, a protester from Jerusalem, likened Netanyahu's actions to former-U.S. President Donald Trump's comments after November U.S. elections.
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"He thinks that if he will keep on saying I'm prime minister, if he will stay in home of prime minister, people will believe that he is prime minister, people will believe that he is going to come back because this is what he told m," Avraham said.
15:21 IST, June 20th 2021