Right-Wing Protest in Tel Aviv Alleges Foreign Interference in Elections
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Thousands protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, alleging foreign interference in recent Israeli elections, with Tkuma movement chairman Baruch "Baraleh" Krumby accusing Qatar of investing heavily to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Qatar has denied the claims, calling them a disinformation campaign. Krumby vowed the protest was the start of a public struggle against perceived election theft and criticized potential government coalitions.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Baruch "Baraleh" Krumby accused Qatar of investing hundreds of millions to unseat PM Netanyahu.
- Thousands protested in Tel Aviv on Saturday night against alleged foreign election interference.
- Krumby vowed the protest was the beginning of a public struggle against election theft.
- Qatar denied the allegations, calling them a disinformation campaign.
- Protesters chanted "We will not allow it" during the Habima Square demonstration.
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Saturday night to protest alleged foreign interference in Israel's recent elections. Baruch "Baraleh" Krumby, chairman of the Tkuma movement, delivered a fiery speech, accusing Qatar of investing "hundreds of millions" to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the "national camp." Krumby declared the protest marked the beginning of a public struggle, vowing, "We will not agree that our voice will be stolen."
Krumby asserted that foreign states, particularly Qatar, have crossed a new threshold by attempting to influence Israel's political system, contrasting this with the long-standing domestic political battles against Netanyahu. He stated, "We are used to the Israeli left trying to fight Benjamin Netanyahu for over 30 years, but what happened now is that enemy states like Qatar invested hundreds of millions to try to bring down the leader of the national camp, Benjamin Netanyahu."
The protest, fueled by what Krumby described as the energy of "good people" who felt they could not "sit at home" while elections were allegedly being stolen, saw participants chanting "We will not allow it." Krumby also criticized the perceived dismissal of right-wing voters and the potential for a government coalition including Arab parties, suggesting that those who disqualify right-wing voters are willing to cooperate with "terror supporters."
Qatar has vehemently denied the allegations. On Thursday, Majed Al-Ansari, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha, dismissed the claims as a "disinformation campaign" by certain Israeli politicians and media figures. He stated, "We reject the accusations from certain Israeli politicians and their media contacts, who have launched another disinformation campaign aimed at dragging Qatar into political disputes in Israel following the elections held this week. They accuse us of buying Netanyahu, the left, and now the Arab vote. If all of this were true, Qatar would probably own all of Israel."
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