Thousands of Israelis protested outside the prime minister's official residence Saturday as summer-long demonstrations against Benjamin Netanyahu maintained their momentum. The protesters want the embattled Netanyahu to give up his post while he is on trial for corruption charges. The government's mishaps in handling the coronavirus crisis after relative success in its early stages have also fuelled the demonstrations. A protester wearing a rubber mask of Netanyahu and a jail suit gestures during a protest in Jerusalem on Saturday. Last week, Netanyahu announced a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize ties with the United Arab Emirates, making it the third Arab country to establish full relations with Israel.

Source: CBC News August 22, 2020 20:48 UTC