Anti-Netanyahu protesters to gather in DC amid UAE-Israel deal signing

Protesters want to demonstrate that the occasion is not legitimate, because a prime minister with criminal charges against him is signing the agreement.

By CELIA JEAN
Demonstrators in San Francisco protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Golden Gate bridge. (photo credit: UNXEPTABLE SAN FRANCISCO)
Demonstrators in San Francisco protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Golden Gate bridge.
(photo credit: UNXEPTABLE SAN FRANCISCO)
A number of Israelis living in various cities throughout the US are planning to gather in Washington on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to sign the normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, N12 reported.
“We are coming together from all over the United States and the world to reiterate that a prime minister charged with a crime cannot continue in office,” a release from the protesters read.
Protesters intend to gather, holding signs that show that while they support normalization with the UAE, they still are reluctant to support the actual signing of the agreement, N12 reported.
The protesters want to portray the message to the rest of the world that the occasion is not a legitimate one because the prime minister who signed the agreement is ruling while accused of crimes and is risking the status of Israel as a democratic country.
“While we support the peace agreement with the U.A.E., it is not possible that the prime minister makes political decisions with other countries on his own without consulting any other government official, and without the approval of the government or the Knesset,” the release stated.
The demonstrators are members of the UnXeptable protest movement established by activists in San Francisco, which has grown to have more than 20 locations worldwide.
Members of the movement demonstrate every week in cross-continental solidarity with the demonstrations in Israel at the Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street, calling on Netanyahu to resign due to his criminal charges and protesting what they feel is the systematic damage he has caused to Israeli democracy and its values.