Israeli police crack down on anti-genocide rally in 'Tel Aviv'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: News Websites
17 Jan 2024 16:35
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Israeli police say such rallies harm "the feelings of the public."

Settlers gather with signs calling for a ceasefire during a protest for the release of captives held in Gaza since the October 7 attack, near the Security Ministry headquarters in "Tel Aviv" on October 28, 2023. (AFP)

Israeli media reported that Israeli police violently disseminated an anti-war rally in "Israel" for harming "the feelings of the public."

On Tuesday, settlers gathered in "Tel Aviv" in protest of the ongoing genocide in Gaza but were met with Israeli police aggressively breaking them apart, claiming that the rally was "illegal". Israeli police also impounded banners calling for the end of the genocide in Gaza, according to Haaretz.

Similarly, Israeli media outlet Walla! reported that another anti-genocide rally was blocked in Haifa, in the occupied territories.

The protest aimed at advocating for a ceasefire in Gaza and negotiations for a prisoners-captives swap deal.

Scuffles between protesters and Israeli police erupted at a rally in Tel Aviv supporting a ceasefire in Gaza. Several people were reportedly detained pic.twitter.com/QwMo5MAG32
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'Israel's' defeat is a known fact

This comes as growing anti-genocide sentiments have been circulating among settlers, mainly due to the failure of the occupation to return Israeli captives, protect them against IOF attacks, and defeat the Palestinian Resistance.

Earlier today, former Israeli Reserve General Itzhak Brik said "Israel" will not be able to achieve its main war objectives of ending Hamas and its political and military capabilities or retrieving the captives, and this failure would impose on the occupation entity paying a very heavy price.

In a Haaretz op-ed, Brik explained that the upcoming phase of the war on Gaza will be extremely difficult for "Israel", as it will face several barriers that it has no solutions for so far.

He stressed that the ultimate goal is still achievable, which is to bring back all Israeli captives through an agreement with the Resistance Hamas, even if it comes at the expense of a ceasefire in Gaza so that "Israel" does not leave empty-handed, having failed to achieve all the objectives it set.

Haaretz said in a report on Tuesday that the price of a prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza without achieving the war objectives is a recognition of failure on behalf of the government and army. According to the newspaper, this will deepen the internal disputes among Israeli officials.