Israeli Protesters Accuse Netanyahu of Delaying Hostage Deal for His Own Political Survival

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On Sunday, tens of thousands rallied across Israel calling for the return of hostages and the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the largest nationwide protests since the October 7 attacks. From Tel Aviv, we’re joined by Oren Ziv, a reporter and photographer for +972 Magazine who has been covering the Israeli protests. Ziv says the majority of Israelis generally support the war on Gaza but are increasingly turning against Netanyahu’s far-right government, whose refusal to entertain a ceasefire is seen as an obstacle to the return of Israeli hostages.

Full article on the Democracy Now website at http://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/1/israel_anti_netanyahu_protests_oren_ziv

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