Israeli protesters during a demonstration outside the official residence of Benjamin Netanyahu (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)Thousands of Israelis have demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for his ouster ahead of this week’s parliamentary elections. The weekly protests against Mr Netanyahu have taken place for nine months. The grassroots protest movement believes Mr Netanyahu cannot serve as prime minister while he is on trial for multiple corruption charges. Expand Close Thousands of protesters during a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem (AP/Sebastian Scheiner) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Thousands of protesters during a protest against Benjamin Netanyahu outside his residence in Jerusalem (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)Mr Netanyahu is counting on his successful vaccination campaign to propel him to victory. Opinion polls have forecast a tight race on Tuesday, with Mr Netanyahu and his religious and nationalist allies struggling to secure a majority of seats in the 120-member Knesset, or parliament.

Source: Irish Independent March 20, 2021 20:48 UTC