Man Netanyahu needs to be held accountable and face his trial he’s so desperately trying to prevent. And I hope that’s what happens.
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Some_Conference20916 days ago
+64
Weren't there lots of anti-Netanyahu protests before the wars?
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+52
Yes. And they resumed a while after the war started too.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+83
The trial has been going on since before the war started. The war hasn't stopped it.
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WeAreElectricity6 days ago
+21
He had a ‘stomach bug’ for his last hearing and didn’t go which delayed it. I don’t understand how something like that can kick a trial back by a year or more.
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ACMomani6 days ago
+50
He keeps purposefully getting involved in conflict to avoid the trial, and now he have his rabid orange dog saying how Bibi should be pardoned.. birds of a feather flock together.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+35
Nope. Like I said the trials have been going on since before the war started, and haven't stopped because of the war. Netanyahu gets to occasional release from attending the court when he has an important meeting or something, but the courts have been hearing lawyers and withnesses almost every week for several years now.
And while Trump wants him pardoned- he hasn't been convicted yet, and the president of Israel (the only one can can pardon him) doesn't seem like he's leaning towards a pardon so far.
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Thurak06 days ago
+19
> Netanyahu gets to occasional release
He has avoided (nearly) all court attendances and even when he was there it was cut short.
He is totally using the war to avoid that the trial goes forward.
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Ok-Yak73706 days ago
+19
The trial is ongoing. The problem is the system is too slow.
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ACMomani6 days ago
+4
I know, but how many court hearings did he miss, he always find a way to weasel out of them. Then the wars started which were a blessing for him to keep using national security as an excuse.
I know that the Israeli president isn't buying Trump's c*** which is good, but Netanyahu is doing everything he can to escape accountability.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+8
Since so far the war at best delayed the trials and not cancelled them, and right now it doesn't seem hopeful he'll get a pardon from the president or manage to pass any laws that will fix his legal situation before the next elections I don't think it's really the trials that are driving him right now.
He's a megalomaniac. He knows for a fact most Israelis blame him for Oct 7th and everything that followed. That's his legacy. Nothing he did or told the public he did before that matters. He's obsessed with somehow fixing this and being remembered as the leader that beat Hamas, beat Hezbollah, beat Iran.
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9405t4r6 days ago
+13
The legal system is Israel is extremely slow. A family member was suing a hospital and it took the case 14 years to conclude.
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bateen6185 days ago
+2
But like the legal revolution he and his govement tried to pass, it's all being dond to distract the country from his trial. He could've ended the war a month or two after 2023, but he dragged it for over 2 years to delay the inevitable - him going to prison
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ScumBunnyEx5 days ago
+1
The legal revolution wasn't to distract from the trial. It was to nullify it by giving him immunity or politically appointing the judges. And it failed due to the non-stop protests.
I don't know if he could have ended the Gaza war sooner. The public wouldn't have accepted ending the war without all hostages alive and dead back home and certainly woudn't have accepted anything resembling a return to the status quo where Hamas remains in charge of Gaza.
Like I said in another reply, I think right now Netanyahu is more concerned with his legacy than he is with the trial (that he can't seem to do anything about). He wants to end this term as the leader that defeated Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran instead of just the leader responsible for October 7th, which is what he is for most Israelis.
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bateen6184 days ago
+3
I think we're both right about the legal revolution, it was both to distract the citizens and to nullifi the courts.
He definitely could have. The IDF took control over the north of the Gaza strip, and then left it and went to take control of the south, while Hamas regained control of the North and it just went around it circles. What we got in the end is so much more death, in both sides then was needed, and many of the hostages that could've been brought alive instead were returned dead.
And I'm sure he is not interested in ending this term and that's it. He wants to rule as long as he can. You are right about the legacy. There are more and more voices in the far right that call for his idiot son to become prime minister after him
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babybirdingURgrandma6 days ago
+1
Incidentally "wartine gathering limits" is so dystopian. "Now now silly leftists, war time is no time to be gathering to protest war!"
Edit: I do get their are always security concerns when you're at war with like 6 countries
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+20
There are constant missile alerts. Several times a day, every day. When you get one, you need to get to a bomb shelter or designated safe space ASAP because even if the missiles get intercepted debris will fall to the ground for minutes afterwards, and not all missiles get intercepted.
That means that if there's a gathering of several hundreds or more people outside in the same place and there's a missile alert you have a whole bunch of people trying to find shelters or ending up outside and in danger.
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eroticpastry5 days ago
+1
Don't matter he will just shit himself to get out of court even if the war ends.
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TheWhiteManticore6 days ago
Guy is basically a dictator at this point 🗿
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CareApart5046 days ago
+1
Just wrap him and trump up in a nice bow and send both str8 to iran.
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Accurate_Cry_89376 days ago
+101
On April 4, 2026, anti-war protests occurred across Israel, despite strict wartime gathering restrictions. Demonstrators in cities like Tel Aviv and Haifa criticized the ongoing war between Israel, Iran, and Hezbollah. The Home Front Command allowed a small protest in Tel Aviv but capped attendance due to security concerns. Civil rights groups challenged the restrictions, arguing they infringed on the right to protest. The High Court criticized the government’s stance and called for a balanced framework to allow demonstrations during wartime.
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mike_pants6 days ago
+37
Isrealis don't want war.
Iranians don't want war.
Americans don't want war.
Russia wants war.
The f*** are we doing.
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Boxer_baby276 days ago
+27
Small correction, people who fight in the war never want the war just old trigger happy maniacal farts want to wage it.
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LtRapman6 days ago
+8
"War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other."
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NegativeCreeq6 days ago
+21
Im pretty sure theres alot of Americans support Trumps actions towards Iran.
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Mddcat046 days ago
+38
>Isrealis don't want war.
[No, they are in fact incredibly supportive. ](https://www.timesofisrael.com/78-of-jewish-israelis-support-continuing-iran-war-poll/)
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GoldApprehensive70675 days ago
Iran has been the source of many of their problems, can you blame them?
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Mddcat046 days ago
+10
[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-03-29/ty-article/.premium/israeli-support-for-iran-war-wanes-after-early-enthusiasm-poll-shows/0000019d-3967-d3e8-a39f-7bef57900000](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-03-29/ty-article/.premium/israeli-support-for-iran-war-wanes-after-early-enthusiasm-poll-shows/0000019d-3967-d3e8-a39f-7bef57900000)
[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/13/success-uncertain-but-israelis-continue-to-back-heroic-war-with-iran](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/13/success-uncertain-but-israelis-continue-to-back-heroic-war-with-iran)
[https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5756345/israelis-support-for-the-war-with-iran-remains-high-but-cynicism-is-gaining-ground](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5756345/israelis-support-for-the-war-with-iran-remains-high-but-cynicism-is-gaining-ground)
If you've got other sources that show a lack of support, feel free to present them. But if you're just going to call me names feel free to f*** off.
Edit: Also, what's wrong with ToI? [https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/times-of-israel/](https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/times-of-israel/) rates it left leaning an factual.
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Viscerid6 days ago
+9
Iran wants war, and have their puppets in Lebanon, Yemen, Palestinian territories constantly engaging in it on their behalf. most of the time the Israelis in the centre of the country don't get affected by it and now that they are they protest, but those further out do; north of israel was evacuated for basically 3 years and i dont even know if people have been able to return home yet, but even during 'peace' they still regularly get incindiary balloons or bombs lobbed at them. those people do want the situation to change to one where they don't have to fear their neighbours trying to constantly kill them- and do vote for whoever promises a solution to it.
can netanyahu deliver? probably not. but i can understand why people who have been casually bombed on the regular for decades wanting someone who offers a solution.
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wildfirestopper6 days ago
+86
The title makes it seem WAY larger than it was, good on them for protesting but we are talking about less people than your average highschool protested.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+42
Because the government limited the attendence due to the risk of missile attacks.
There are anti-government protest every weekend in every major citiy and the attendence is persistently between thousands to hundreds of thousands when there aren't constant missiles dropping from the skies.
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isaacfisher6 days ago
+20
That was not protest against the war, but against the government, and that’s an important distinction
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+12
At least the ones I've been to were both against the government and the war.
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isaacfisher6 days ago
+4
It really depends on time, which front and so on.
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WesternTelevision5796 days ago
+2
If the government wants war and you don't then you are against the government. It's not deep.
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cornflakegrl6 days ago
+1
I’m honestly slightly buoyed to hear that anyone there is protesting.
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donkeykong641236 days ago
+14
The article says it was up to 200 protestors across several areas.
The title is pretty misleading considering the protests were very small.
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eben06 days ago
+53
Lol like 300 people is not across Israel, and it's just in Tel Aviv.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+93
They limited the number of people that can attend the protest because a large gathering of people can be problematic in case there's a missile alert.
But these anti-government protests have been going on all over Israel almost every weekend since before the war with thousands to tends of thousands attending, and since the war started they have been mostly focused on ending the war.
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eben06 days ago
-77
No, it's just started maybe last week by some very leftists.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+21
Same people (or at least some of the same people) who orginized the anti-government and anti war protests for the last few years. I would know- while I don't agree with all their causes I attended a lot of the demonstrations and I still get all the publications in the whatsapp groups and whatnot.
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Thurak06 days ago
+10
You can read the article. There is information in there...
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gbsparks5 days ago
+1
Hamas is the best thing to happen to netanyahu since he was indicted.
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Koala_eiO6 days ago
+1
War time gathering limits? Aren't they always at war?
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Slendercan6 days ago
-10
What percentage of Israelis are against Netanyahu, the destruction of Gaza etc? When I googled approval polls it seemed 70% support it all.
Not sure on the veracity of said polls.
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Red-Flag-Potemkin6 days ago
+35
Most Israelis supported a response for Oct 7 and getting the hostages back. Most Israelis don’t support Bibi. I’ve never seen polling specifically on the destruction of Gaza.
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Slendercan6 days ago
+7
Not destruction but 79% said they are not troubled by reports of famine and suffering in Gaza in this [poll](https://en.idi.org.il/articles/60357)
Also “The majority of Jewish respondents think that, given the circumstances of the fighting in Gaza, Israel is making efforts to avoid causing suffering to the Palestinian population there.”
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+32
Every election poll so far has shown Netanyahu's coalition is expected to get around 50 mandates out 120 in the coming elections, meaning most Israelis don't support the government.
Approval ratings are less relevant to Israeli politics since it's a parlimentary system- you vote for one of an assortment of parties and not for the prime minister, and then the parties get together and form a majority coalition.
As for Gaza- Israel is a relatively small society, so most Israelis lost someone they know in Oct 7th or know a survivor. So you won't find as much sympathy here for the suffering in Gaza as you would elsewhere. And with the constant barrage of missile attacks from Lebanon, Yemen and Iran since the war started a lot of Israelis (maybe most?) are kind of grimly determined to endure the war for as long as it takes if it diminishes the chance of another massive attack from Iran and all its proxies in the next few years.
But regardless a lot of Israelis don't think Netanyahu and his government are running the war/wars or the country in anything resembling competency, so it feels like all this suffering really doesn't change anything and probably just makes everything worse.
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Slendercan6 days ago
+9
Good write up. I think I saw 57% want to continue with the offensive until there is regime change in Iran, regardless of missile attacks and whatnot.
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HoosierRed5 days ago
Criminal in power in both our countries. Save your country's image. Save our country's world leading position.
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Paqza5 days ago
+1
Wartime gathering limits? I was told Israel was a free country.
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ScumBunnyEx5 days ago
There are missiles falling from the sky on a daily basis. Its kind of a bad idea to gather outside in large groups when that happens.
Just from the last couple of days:
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjlkwhx2bl](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/sjlkwhx2bl)
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjdx8irsbe](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjdx8irsbe)
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r19irkgn11g](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r19irkgn11g)
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk00zlfx2bx](https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hk00zlfx2bx)
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Downtown_Eye57366 days ago
-93
Israelis aren’t prepared to fight a war that can come to their home.
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Cerex16 days ago
+47
You hate Israelis so much you forgot common sense and basic facts.
Every war comes to Israeli homes, not even talking about the ground invasion on Oct 7th, this current war with Iran makes 80% of the population go into shelters due to missile every other hour for 5 weeks straight, there have been no schools and many workplaces are remote because the gathering over 50 people in one spot is dangerous because the shelters get over crowded and the missiles cause real damage
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+76
WTF are you on about? Every war comes to our home. This war started on October 7th 3 years ago when Hamas militants invaded Israel, and has been going on almost non-stop since then with rockets, missiles and drones from Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq and Iran hitting all over Israel almost on a daily basis, not to mention a significant chunk of Israel's adult population have been fighting this war as conscripts and reserve soldiers in Gaza and Lebanon and everywhere since then, with reservists doing months every year on the front.
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ScumBunnyEx6 days ago
+38
1. Because Hamas is dedicated to the destruction of Israel through jihad. It's in their charter and everything.
2. They were founded during the 1st Intifada as a Palestinian offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, entered the armed fight against Israel primarily with suicide bombings after the Oslo accords with Fatah and entered Palestinian politics, which leads us to...
3. The Gaza strip was blockaded by Israel and Egypt because after Israel unilaterally retreated from it and removed all military and settlement presence there and handed it to the Palestinian Authority, Hamas which failed to win the Palestinian elections (they won, then Fatah and Israel blocked them from taking over because of the jihad thing) startted a civil war in Gaza, violently took over from the Palestinian Authority and as the de-facto government of Gaza dedicated itself to attack Israel's south from the strip, primarily through rocket and missile attacks.
4. Hamas started Oct 7th by breaching the border with Israel with thousands of militants and murdering over a thousand Israelis in a single day. If you're okay with justifying that in any way than you should be okay with our justification for anything we did to Gaza after that.
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pyrignis6 days ago
-33
Not an invasion but a raid.
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Lunaticonthegrass6 days ago
+47
braindead comment. That's how this whole thing started. You think in the years since nothing has changed?
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Additional_Quiet26006 days ago
-10
Oh they are, they have nukes. Although they know they cannot win unless they are helped because their population is not large enough.
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lllDogalll6 days ago
-6
Which 1st world country wants that. 3000 of American folks died in 9/11 attacks and they changed the world history over that.
But 3000 of their folks dying each day for an extended period of time during Covid hasn't bought about any change in their internal structure.
You guys are just concerned over deaths that occur by foreign hands even if domestic polices cause a lot more distress.
That's how the world & politics is trending for most of the world including for even 3rd world countries like mine. I wish I was somebody in the weapons industry since that is where growth is nowadays.
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