This morning at 10:00 AM, a demonstration/rally was held at Haifa Municipality Square as part of a day filled with protests and demonstrations. The event was held to show solidarity with the families of the abductees who are calling on the government to return them all, preferably one hour earlier, and to oppose the cabinet's decision to continue the war and occupy the entire Gaza Strip.
Calls for the return of the kidnapped ►Watch
The municipality originally planned to hold the event inside the city hall, a decision that raised quite a few eyebrows, as many wondered why a formal, air-conditioned ceremony needed to be held on a day of demonstrations. The municipality explained that the police recommended holding the ceremony inside due to the demonstration outside, but in the end it was decided to move it to the outdoor plaza.
When asked, acting mayor Avihu Han (who is serving during Yona Yahav's leave), he explained that the municipality acted on the police's recommendation. The head of the Education, Culture and Sports Administration, Ilana Truk, also addressed the issue.
Lives here with Avihu Hahn, acting mayor ◄ Watch
Live here with Ilana Truk, Head of the Education, Culture and Sports Administration ◄ Watch
In the end, the ceremony took place outside and included the reading of the names of the kidnapped, the singing of "Havita" by the Haifa Municipality's "Lilach" singing group, under the musical direction of Avi Ben Oz, and ended with the singing of "Hatikva." Municipal employees stood on both sides of the plaza, and during the ceremony, protesters arrived outside the municipal employees' office, calling for a complete work stoppage instead of holding a ceremony.
Reading the names of the kidnapped ► Watch
Singing Home – Haifa Municipality's "Lilach" Singing Group
At the end, during the singing of "Hatikva," some of the demonstrators protested the very existence of the singing, but in the end the singing continued and the event ended.
A cowardly ceremony that is afraid of the government. It was a Memorial Day ceremony with mostly poetry and a few murmurs from someone who slowly read the names of the kidnapped, like in the Memorial Day ceremony. And the rest - poetry. An insult to the intelligence of the audience. Not a single message for the return of the kidnapped was heard. People were angry, and rightly so.
"During the singing of Hatikva, some of the demonstrators protested the very existence of the song" This is controversial hahaha
Come on, if the anti-Semitic, anti-Semitic, anti-Semitic flags won't help anything, the right-wing bloc will win, eat some licorice.
Liar, were you there? Because I was, it was a protest solely for the kidnapped and to stop the war.
Inciting and hating is the most pathetic. Especially since it's all one huge lie.
A treacherous evening.
Ashkenazi pensioners, mostly non-Jewish
Where are the indictments for the October 7.10 terrorists in Israeli prisons?
Where are they, Gali Baharav from Yarfaltsat?
When will they be served, ever?
Oh, they're waiting to celebrate in Gaza with baklava and plan the next massacre, under the auspices of a "deal" under pressure from the suicidal left here, whose hero you are? We get it. The Oslo disaster continues to unfold for 30 years..
Demonstration for the return of the kidnapped – wait, where are the signs in English against Hamas and against Gaza?!
Oh no, actually this is just another demonstration against the government and against the war in Hamastan that you created with your unilateral escape... well, that was expected, it's all lies in the Oslo camp.
Thanks to all the responders. Wherever you are, right, left, middle, up, down.
It's a shame that the police misled the municipality.
Congratulations to Acting Mayor Mr. Avihu Hahn, who ultimately responded to the demand of the city's residents who came to the city hall to show solidarity with the families of the kidnapped and returned the solidarity rally to the city hall plaza.
The cultural figures of the Haifa Municipality, under the management of Mrs. Ilana Struk, held the rally in a stately and dignified manner, completely free from political considerations.
That's how I was impressed as a Haifa writer who came to cover the event.
In Tel Aviv, stickers were distributed to all businesses for the return of the kidnapped. There is no business in Tel Aviv that does not have such a sticker affixed to its window.
In Haifa, nothing and nothing, the municipality does less than the minimum required. Everything is run by their own finances, just like the person at the head of it. The whole feeling is sleepy to the point of deep sleep.
You just forgot to mention that Avihu Han is also left-wing.
And if you support his actions, you are also leftist.
So what are you babbling about, right, left, up, down, who are you trying to work on? You're not objective!
You yourself support the left!
A little fairness won't hurt you, the reader explained today in second grade can identify who is right and who is left.
It won't help you - you are in the minority and will remain in the minority even if you control the media.
An announcement is required in the press to find replacements for the mayor, his deputies, and everyone else, in light of the catastrophic situation.
The reality of the pig problem symbolizes the state of the failed municipality. Singing and sports, climbing stairs, will not make a difference. The mayor of Haifa is hypocritically doing this for his second term. Is there not a personality in all of Haifa who is above and beyond to restore the municipality and the city?
These are mostly left-wing political demonstrations.
Why should the municipality take part in political pageantry?
An employee who wants to take time off should do so at their own expense.
Okay, we get it, everything is understood! We'll fold our tails, apologize to Hamas, surrender and run away, repair the ruins and promise to be good children. That will surely bring back the kidnapped.
Are the demonstrators protesting the song "Hope"?
Oh well, of course it's the extreme left, is anyone surprised?