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Scrivener7

(57,046 posts)
2. Bless them.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 05:07 PM
Aug 17

Hope no one here posts one of those "There it is. The antisemitism," posts that seem to come along anytime anyone says Netanyahu is wrong.

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YES! hlthe2b Aug 17 #1
Bless them. Scrivener7 Aug 17 #2
Bibi is an asshole who has used October 7 to stay in power too long LetMyPeopleVote Aug 17 #3
If we were a just country, we'd be showing that POS what we used to do to terrorists. Initech Aug 17 #7
Ty for these! WHAT a turn out! electric_blue68 Aug 17 #14
Good malaise Aug 17 #4
They protest and protest... LeftInTX Aug 17 #5
I hope they continue, and grow even larger. thought crime Aug 18 #26
But it lets the world know NJCher Aug 18 #27
2.5 million is one-quarter of the country's population DavidDvorkin Aug 17 #6
That would be like 85 million people protesting Trump here in the US where the population is around 340 million. patphil Aug 17 #12
I WAS thinking "THAT has to be a Pretty Big % Percentage of their country!". electric_blue68 Aug 17 #15
It is good that Israelis are protesting against Netanyahu and this is a very impressive show of force. AloeVera Aug 17 #8
It's about the hostages, but Not about, like, starvation in Gaza? electric_blue68 Aug 17 #17
Yes. The protests are about the hostages. No, Oct 7th never should have happened. AloeVera Aug 17 #19
Absolutely agree w you! electric_blue68 Aug 17 #21
I'm glad they are out protesting Bettie Aug 17 #9
I so wish we both could be more hopeful. Boomerproud Aug 17 #18
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Aug 17 #10
Is Haaretz the only Israeli newspaper wolling to report information critical of the government? SSJVegeta Aug 17 #11
Mahalo, Israelis! 💙 Cha Aug 17 #13
Good. We need those kind of numbers here mcar Aug 17 #16
BB can't get the hostages home, then he'll have to stop wars and go to jail uponit7771 Aug 17 #20
Applause for the Israelis that protest Netanyahu. nt PufPuf23 Aug 17 #22
Bravo for the Israelis who seek peace. March on. Ping Tung Aug 17 #23
Yes, Bravo. But the starvation and occupation must end too. AloeVera Aug 17 #24
Thank you Israeli citizens for having the compassion Buddyzbuddy Aug 18 #25
That might be more impressive if Bibi's coalition hadn't won election after election RockRaven Aug 18 #28
Or when the have huge protests against Trump in NYC and Chicago, but not in red states. LeftInTX Aug 18 #29
Wow! We need to do something like this.!! n/t Ars Longa Aug 18 #30
Fantastic Johnny2X2X Aug 18 #31
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