Protesters Disrupt Yom HaZikaron in Tel Aviv, Isfiya
During the ceremony, demonstrators held up signs reading “Government of death,” prompting attempts by some in the crowd to remove them. The incident unfolded as families and officials gathered to honor fallen soldiers, with tensions spilling into the event.
Protesters disrupted a Memorial Day ceremony at Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, interrupting a speech by Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer and briefly clashing with other attendees.
During the ceremony, demonstrators held up signs reading “Government of death,” prompting attempts by some in the crowd to remove them. The incident unfolded as families and officials gathered to honor fallen soldiers, with tensions spilling into the event.
The disruption in Tel Aviv came alongside a separate protest earlier in the day in the Druze village of Isfiya, where residents interrupted Energy Minister Eli Cohen’s speech over grievances tied to government housing policy.
Memorial Day ceremonies have in recent years increasingly drawn political protest, even as they remain central national moments of commemoration.