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| Anti-government group urges civil disobedience gathering in Jerusalem starting Sunday |
| 2025-02-27 |
Selfish asses, at best. [IsraelTimes] An anti-government protest group has called for a civil disobedience to begin in Jerusalem on Sunday, after the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal’s first phase is set to expire, to stop the “thwarting” of the deal and “abandonment” of the hostages.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has largely held off on negotiating the deal’s second phase, which would see Hamas release remaining living hostages, preferring to extend the ongoing first phase. The premier’s right-wing flank has threatened to topple the government should it proceed to the second phase, which would require Israel to withdraw fully from Gaza. Demanding Israel “rise to phase two,” the protest group calls on its volunteers to come to join the “days of rage” by car, prepare food for a possibly long stay, and support protesters on the ground. According to the message, Shift 101, which has held several silent pro-hostage deal protests, will gather on Jerusalem’s Azza Road — near the prime minister’s residence — at 4 p.m. Sunday, followed by an open-ended “rage protest” starting 7 p.m. "Break out the Soylent Green Scoopers!" Since November, the “civil disobedience” group has been registering volunteers at weekend protests on Tel Aviv’s Begin Road and holding numerous tutorials on nonviolent disobedience tactics. It has previously also called for a general strike and for parents to refrain from sending children to school. It advocates “nonviolent, determined civil disobedience that will lead to the fall of the government.” In messages to volunteers, the group has repeatedly called for protesters to prepare for a “command day” that would see “thousands of soldiers on foot and battalions of cars” gather in Jerusalem, “when hostage families give the signal.” It’s unclear how many volunteers have joined the group and which, if any, hostage families are affiliated with it. |
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