Thousands of citizens of Israel showed up to protest against far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at sites throughout the country, among them outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on Saturday evening, February 6, for the 33rd consecutive week. In Caesarea, hundreds marched to Netanyahu’s private residence, calling on him to resign. Other demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Holon, Kfar Sava, Raanana and other cities.

In Jerusalem, former colonel Asaf Agmon (72), a notable activist in the anti-Netanyahu protests and head of the Ein Matzav (“No Way”) Movement, was injured by police. Agmon reportedly tried to leave the area and was stopped by officers and one reportedly shoved him toward a fence, causing him to lose consciousness. Agmon was treated by a paramedic on the scene and then evacuated to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. “They didn’t let the ambulance reach me for a half an hour,” Agmon later said in a video taken while he was in hospital and published by the Crime Minister Movement. “The police officers punched me in the chest with both hands and then shoved me into a fence … I was dizzy and collapsed.”

Asaf Agmon (72), a well known activist in the anti-Netanyahu protests and head of the Ein Matzav (“No Way”) Movement, lost consciousness after being slammed by police in Jerusalem, Saturday, February 6, 2021. (Photo: Crime Minister)

Before gathering on Balfour Street outside Netanyahu’s official residence, several groups marched through the city streets. Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians assembled, among them Hadash and Communist Party of Israel activists, in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan to protest the planned eviction of dozens of Palestinian families from the neighborhood by Jewish settlers and far-right organizations. “We won’t stay silent as the government assists settler organizations conducting a racist struggle aimed at evicting Palestinian families from their homes under the auspices of a clearly discriminatory law, the purpose of which is making east Jerusalem more and more Jewish,” a statement issued by Peace Now read.

“This is a struggle against occupation and for justice and equality. A direct line runs between the occupation in Silwan and the corruption in Balfour,” a statement released by Hadash’s Jerusalem chapter stated. Following the protest in Silwan, the activists made their way to Balfour Street to join the weekly protests against Netanyahu.

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