“The Government Is Drowning Us All”. Uri Avnery attacked by rightist thugs

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A disaster was averted yesterday (June 5) at Tel-Aviv’s Museum Square, when rightists threw a smoke grenade into the middle of the protest rally, obviously hoping for a panic to break out and cause the protesters to trample on each other. But the demonstrators remained calm, nobody started to run and just a small space in the middle of the crowd remained empty. The speaker did not stop talking even when the cloud of smoke reached the stage. The audience included many children.
A sea of national flags, “We must row towards peace!”
Two States for Two Peoples. the emblem of Gush Shalom
At long last, a joint demonstration
The protesters marching to Museum Square
An improvised Turkish flag
Uri Avnery before the attack
Policemen rescue Avnery (in the car) from the rightist attackers (photo: Ofer Amram)