Israelis defy authorities and fight for right to protest against corruption
NOVANEWS
Marianne Azizi writes:
For 40 weeks now, Israelis have been demonstrating in the city of Petach Tikvah to demand a thorough investigation into corruption, especially concerning the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu.
The protests started in earnest in July 2016 outside the home of the attorney-general, Avichai Mandelblit. At that time, they consisted of a handful of protesters demanding that he does a better job than his predecessor, Yehuda Weinstein, especially in regard to attorney Ruth David, who has been accused of a number of crimes.
Since then, matters have developed and taken a different turn. A few weeks ago, Manny Naftali, a former employee of the Netanyahu household who had become a whistleblower, joined one of the anti-corruption protests and was brutally attacked b...