{"id":50006,"date":"2025-03-21T06:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=50006"},"modified":"2025-03-21T06:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:46:07","slug":"violent-protests-in-israel-demonstrations-against-netanyahu-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/2025\/03\/21\/violent-protests-in-israel-demonstrations-against-netanyahu-intensify","title":{"rendered":"Violent protests in Israel, demonstrations against Netanyahu intensify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JERUSALEM: Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified, with police using water cannons to arrest several people.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstrations continued for a third day, with thousands of people taking part. The protests are being held against the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and the decision to resume attacks on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Clashes broke out between police and protesters on Thursday, as hundreds of people gathered outside the prime minister&#8217;s residence and tried to remove security barriers. Police used force and arrested several protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Protests are also planned in Tel Aviv outside the Knesset military headquarters, where anger is being expressed against Netanyahu&#8217;s recent decisions.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, there were heated exchanges and scuffles between protesters and Netanyahu supporters, showing that political divisions are deepening in Israel. It should be noted that Netanyahu formed a right-wing government in late 2022, since which public reaction to controversial decisions has been growing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JERUSALEM: Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified, with police using water cannons to arrest several people. The demonstrations continued for a third day, with thousands of people taking part. The protests are being held against the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and the decision to resume attacks on Gaza. 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