More than 1,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel protest house demolitions
Tuesday April 28, 2015
Usually held away from the Jewish public, demonstration brings Palestinian citizens of Israel to Tel Aviv to protest house demolitions
Around 2,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (MEE/Oren Ziv and Akram Drawshi)
Oren Ziv
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Tuesday 28 April 2015
An estimated 2,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Tuesday against a wave of house demolitions, capping a day in which Arab shops, schools and businesses observed a general strike.
It was the first time Palestinian citizens of Israel organised a mass demonstration addressed directly to the Jewish citizens in Israel. Protests are usually held in villages where Palestinian citizens of Israel live, out of view of the Jewish public.
"Today we unite, Palestinians from the Galilee, from the Negev, from mixed cities, in order to get to the heart of Tel Aviv, to raise our voice," Botania, an activist from the city of Lod. told MEE. "When we protest near our demolished houses, nobody sees us."
Protesters gathered at Rabin Square in the centre of Israel's commercial capital, waving Palestinian flags as police officers stood by in case of disturbances.
Palestinian citizens of Israel had been striking across the country since the morning in protest at demolitions of their homes, especially in Jerusalem.
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