A group of hundreds of people gathered in front of the Israeli Parliament in West Jerusalem to attend a commemoration ceremony on October 7. During the ceremony, candles were lit in the shape of “7.10” for October 7, the date of the attack carried out by Hamas, and the “Star of David,” the symbol of Judaism.
It is noteworthy that those who attended the memorial ceremony carried anti-government banners, in addition to banners reading “Send them home” for the Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip. Those attending the memorial ceremony chanted to Netanyahu, “Go home,” raising a banner. Banners were raised reading, “Let us give 64 and recover the prisoners in Gaza,” in reference to the 64 members of parliament in the ruling coalition.
Speaking at the memorial service, Maoz Inon, who lost her parents in the October 7 attacks, strongly criticized Netanyahu. It’s been a month, Enon said. Netanyahu did not contact his family to express his condolences and did not attend a funeral. Families were torn apart. All the families I spoke to knew who was to blame: the prime minister of Israel. “I came here to ask Netanyahu to leave,” he said.
He stated that they would set up a mourning tent in front of the Israeli parliament and that they would not leave until the Netanyahu government resigned. Inon said: “I call on Israelis to come and join us on the path to building new hope and equality.”
In his speech, Yaakov Godot, who lost his son in the town of Kissufim surrounding the Gaza Strip, blamed the Israeli government and Prime Minister Netanyahu for what happened on October 7.
No slogans were shouted at the ceremony and it was mostly quiet, but when Netanyahu’s name was mentioned during the speeches, the audience’s reaction was to whistle. (aa)
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