Thousands of Israelis Block Tel Aviv Roads to Support Police Chief Ousted by Netanyahu Ally
Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters on Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on July 5.
Photographer: Oren Ziv/AFP/Getty Images
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of protesters on Wednesday blocked Tel Aviv's main highway and major roads and intersections across Israel in a spontaneous outburst of anger following the forced resignation of the city's popular police chief.
Ami Eshed announced late Wednesday that he was leaving the Israeli police force under what he said was political pressure. Eshed has regularly clashed with the country's hard-line national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has demanded that police take a tougher stance against months of anti-government protests.