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Changing the rules: a night with the far-right Familia

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Published: 4 August 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Dozens of La Familia activists in Jerusalem promised to 'change the rules of the game,' and some tried to keep their promise by targeting anti-government protesters

Chasing down Palestinians, threatening anti-Netanyahu protesters: a night with far-right group (Haaretz)
Dozens of La Familia activists in Jerusalem promised to 'change the rules of the game,' and some tried to keep their promise by targeting protesters who had left an anti-government demonstration

Netanyahu's manipulation is no longer working (Ynet)
YOSSI SHAIN: PM was always skilled at pulling strings of Israeli people for his own political ends, but coronavirus crisis has highlighted his ineptitude, triggering mass protests and threatening the very face of the country

Netanyahu: Protesters are trampling on democracy; Gantz: They must be protected (Times of Israel)
PM again attacks media over coverage, claims without evidence that protests are leading to virus outbreaks; defence minister says protests are ‘lifeblood of democracy’

Photo: Protesters waving the Israeli flag during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, July (Oded Balilty/AP)
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