50,000 Israelis Urge Netanyahu To Resign

Some 50,000 Israelis rallied Saturday in Tel Aviv to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave office and make way for new elections.

The evening protest capped a week during which Netanyahu barely survived a no-confidence motion in Parliament, with 11 lawmakers in his 66-member coalition abstaining to show their anger over what they say is Netanyahu’s abrasive style and broken promises.

Demonstrators underscored their pique with Netanyahu by congregating in Rabin Square, named after Netanyahu’s predecessor, Yitzhak Rabin.

One of the protesters’ main grievances is the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.