"Rage Demonstration" Shakes the Doors of the Occupation Government in Jerusalem, Chanting Against Crime and Displacement Policies in the Naqab

The Arab masses will no longer accept being easy prey for violence

Large crowds of Palestinians from the occupied interior gathered on Sunday in front of the office of the occupation government's prime minister in Jerusalem, as part of the nationwide "Rage Demonstration" called for by the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel.

This popular protest movement came to demand a halt to the bloodshed resulting from the rampant crime in Arab society, and to denounce what they described as the "complicity" of the police and government agencies affiliated with the occupation, in addition to defending the Naqab villages threatened with displacement.

Call to action from all regions

From the early morning hours, large groups of buses and vehicles set off from various towns in the Galilee, the Triangle, and coastal cities, where a main gathering point was organized at the "Latrun Junction" before heading collectively towards Jerusalem.

By midday, demonstrators had gathered in front of government headquarters, raising condemnatory slogans and pictures of crime victims, amidst a strict security cordon imposed by the occupation police around the area.

Mobilizing the street against "civilian massacres"

This demonstration comes as a translation of the decisions of the expanded meeting held recently in the city of Rahat, which included a selection of political leaders, Arab Knesset members, and representatives of the National Committee of Heads of Local Authorities, and the High Steering Committee for Arabs in the Naqab.

The demonstrators vented their anger at the inaction of the occupation's security establishment in curbing criminal gangs, considering that "lack of security" is a systematic policy to dismantle the Palestinian social fabric in the interior. The Naqab issue also emerged as a central concern, with participants chanting against home demolitions and the displacement of residents of unrecognized villages, emphasizing that steadfastness on their land is their only option.

Message from the "Follow-Up Committee"

The High Follow-Up Committee affirmed in the words of its representatives during the demonstration that this protest is only the beginning of a series of escalating steps, stressing that "the Arab masses will no longer accept being easy prey for violence or displacement schemes."

The committee called on the international community to pay attention to the dual existential dangers faced by Palestinians in the interior; between the bullets of crime and the bulldozers of settlement.