Hundreds gathered Sunday evening in front of Defense Minister residence in Tel Aviv, to protest against an Israeli strike in Iran. The demonstrators called out: “No to war” and “No to a strike in Iran“. Participants included left activists and Hadash members among them MK Dov Khenin and director Doron Tsabari, as well as many others.

Tsabari, who is among the protest organizers, said he was shocked after reading all the Friday newspapers. “What I read was that a decision to go to war has been made against the position of the entire security echelon. We are approaching an abyss. This will be a crazed war. I can’t predict the future and I don’t know whether Prime Minister plans to attack or not, but if he says he is going to war I believe him. That’s why I am here, because I’m concerned.” Last Friday another demonstration against the war was held by Hadash and Communist Party of Israel members in Haifa.

Friday’s demonstration against the war near the Baha’i Holy Place (Photo: Al Ittihad)

The majority of Israelis oppose a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in order to halt its nuclear drive, Channel 10 reported on Sunday night. A poll conducted by the Dialogue Institute under the supervision of Dr. Kamil Fuchs found that 46 percent of respondents said that Israel should not attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, 32% advocated an Israeli strike, and 22% offered no opinion.

The survey results were published amid heightened debate among senior policy officials about the necessity of a military strike to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. The poll also showed that Israeli support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has waned in the past three months. According to the poll, only 34% expressed satisfaction with the prime minister, as opposed to 58% who said that they are dissatisfied. The remaining 8% responded that they did not know. A similar survey conducted in May found that 46% were satisfied with the prime minister’s performance.