cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45652102
from +972’s Sunday Recap
+972Magazine [published in Israel]
April 5, 2026For the past month, Iddo Elam has been gathering with fellow Israeli radical left activists in Tel Aviv’s Habima Square to protest the war with Iran. As dissent spreads to the political center and these anti-war demonstrations expand, demonstrators face violent crackdowns by Israeli police — while opposition lawmakers are still nowhere to be seen. Also:
- ‘They already shoot us for no reason. Now they have a death penalty’
- Israeli leaders are condemning settler attacks. It’s a smokescreen
- Fifty years on, does Land Day still matter for Palestinians in Israel?
- Less Jesus, more Genghis Khan: How Netanyahu sees Israel’s place in the world
Where were the Zionist peaceniks when Isntreal was genociding Gaza, attacking the West Bank, bombing Lebanon? I guess they only protest when the other side can fire back.
It’s totally accurate that most Israelis don’t care about the atrocities of their government. But there has been an active (but small) solidarity movement for some time, and now that Israel is suffering some war damage, more people are likely to change their views.
And I’m not sure who you mean by Zionist peaceniks.
