Women MKs protest violence against women, October 18, 2018 (Courtesy)
Women MKs protest violence against women, October 18, 2018 (Courtesy)
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Opposition leader Tzipi Livni joined hundreds of demonstrators throughout Israel to protest violence against women Thursday.
Demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv in the wake of a grisly murder in Netanya, when a husband killed his wife in the presence of their three children.
“Male members of the government should have attended this event,” Livni said. “Men have to understand that women are not their objects. The government is distributing weapons instead of dealing with the problem. It’s unbearable. Maybe women are now at the front, but this protest is not just relevant to women.”Protesters stopped traffic near Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square, causing the adjacent streets to be closed for half an hour.
The protestors stood for a moment of silence in memory of women who have been recent victims of violence. One of the organizers of the protest in Tel Aviv, the actress Yael Abecassis, read aloud a list of the victims in the past year.
“Enough! It’s possible to put an end to this,” Abecassis said. “We must act differently. We need to establish a national emergency organization. Our souls are being murdered.”
“Stop violence against women,” said Yesh Atid MK Aliza Lavie. ” We went to the streets. We stopped traffic at Dizengoff. Mr. Prime Minister, this is happening on your watch. A national organization to prevent violence against women must be established immediately.“
The demonstrators held up signs sporting the pictures of victims of violence, as well as transparent balloons with the words, “The Cry of Transparent Women.”
Opposition MKs Yael Cohen Paran (Zionist Union), Michal Rozin (Meretz), Mossi Raz (Meretz), and Dov Khenin (Joint List) also joined the demonstration. The only coalition member who came was MK Meirav Ben-Ari (Kulanu).
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