Hundreds gathered in protest outside Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s
Tel Aviv apartment complex on Wednesday night, following the Israeli
deadly operation in Gaza. Another demonstration was held in Jerusalem,
near the Prime minister’s house. The activists among them several Hadash
(the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality – Communist Party of
Israel) members chanted slogans such as : "Israel, Palestine, two states
for two peoples," "Money for welfare, not war," "No war for tycoons,"
and "Defense minister, defense minister, how many kids did you kill
today ?" One of the placards waved at the protest referred to Barak as
Israel’s "No. 1 terrorist," while others called for an immediate
cease-fire and an end to the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.
Amit Ashkenazi, a spokesman for Hadash’s election campaign who
participated in the demonstration, accused the government of taking a
cynical step to raise support for the right wing ahead of the January 22
election. "This will only bring death to Palestinians and Israelis, and
we call on everybody who is able to come stand by our side and fight
against this step before civilians and soldiers on both sides are
killed," he told the press.
More protests were planned for Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa on
Thursday, the Hadash spokesman said. On Wednesday, MK Dov Khenin
(Hadash), strongly condemned the operation "The Netanyahu administration
insists on not learning from experience," he said. "Assassinating
leaders is never a solution. Leaders were assassinated in the past, and
others came to replace them, and in the meantime a new round of blood
and fire just began." He called for "serious negotiations" with
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, alongside "a genuine,
two-sided ceasefire agreement in the south."
Communist Party of Israel
15, nov 2012
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