'They must see us', say Israeli protesters marching to parliament as state budget approved

Record ID: 1985848

  • Title: 'They must see us', say Israeli protesters marching to parliament as state budget approved
  • Date: 25th March 2025
  • Summary: JERUSALEM (MARCH 25, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING ON THE WAY TO KNESSET, CARRYING SIGNS FLAGS AND BANNERS WHILE CHANTING PROTESTERS CARRYING BANNER READING (Hebrew): "HISTORY IS MADE BY THE PEOPLE" VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING (SOUNDBITE) (English) 58-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER, TZIPPI GROSS, SAYING: "I want to tell them (government) that we care, that we think
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  • Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Hamas Israel Knesset anti-government budget demonstration hostages opposition parliament protest war
  • Location: JERUSALEM
  • City: JERUSALEM
  • Country: Jerusalem
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA001151525032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Israeli anti-government protesters loudly marched with signs, banners and flags to the nation's parliament in Jerusalem, known as the Knesset, on Tuesday (March 25), as lawmakers gave final approval to the long delayed 2025 state budget.
    The budget was approved in a turbulent session that showed how lawmakers and the country remain divided over the fate of hostages still held in Gaza and the wider political landscape.
    Failure to approve the budget by March 31 would have collapsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government and triggered snap elections.
    "They must see us. I think we need to go to elections again. After all we went through, we must let the people judge," said one protester, 58-year-old Tzippi Gross.
    Earlier ahead of the vote, protesters outside tried to block parliament members from entering the building.
    Inside the Knesset plenum during the vote, opposition lawmakers held up signs with "59", the number of hostages still in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
    Israel's military resumed its campaign against Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza last week, shattering a two-month ceasefire.
    The return to fighting has led to mass protests in Israel demanding a return to negotiations to bring back the remaining hostages and bodies.
    (Production: Adrian Portugal, Dedi Hayun, Andreea Popescu, Lion Schellerer)
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