10,000 demonstrated in Tel Aviv • "Lapid thought he was Moshe and turned out to be Pharaoh"

Protest returns to the streets: Thousands at rally on Motzei Shabbos to protest against the economic measures announced by Minister of Finance Yair Lapid.

The main demonstration, attended by ten thousand people left Kikar Bimah at 21:00 from Tel Aviv. Parallel demonstrations in Jerusalem, Haifa, Modi'in, Rishon Letzion and Ashdod.

A demonstration was held outside the home of Minister Silvan Shalom in Ramat Gan, in protest against gas increases. The protesters tried to block major intersections and a number of protesters were arrested.

Hundreds marched in Jerusalem from Gan Hasus towards the Prime Minister's residence under the slogan "slaves? Free men". In Ashdod was a demonstration in the organizers called out to the Minister of Finance to "take from the instead of from the most disadvantaged classes - workers and employees, elderly men and women.

Alon Lee Green, one of the organizers, said: "If you close your eyes you'd think that Bibi speaks - and not Lapid. These are the same old solutions, same non-based intimidation. In 2013 Netanyahu and Lapid have a problem - if in the past Ricky Cohen was sitting at home and was angry about the budget, now she knows what's in it, what might have been in it - and went out into the street to change it", said Green." students, young families, people who call have trouble finishing off the month did not see this budget as news, no reason for hope. We went out to demonstrate to save our country, and now we find that the new finance minister is a repeat, a little more photogenic then the former prime minister and his policies.

Budget proposal, which is expected to be discussed by the government on Monday, includes cuts in government valued at 6.5 billion in 2013 and 18 billion in 2014. In tax increases, the budget proposal includes a series of measures the length of the tax system. At the beginning of next month VAT will increase by 1% and will be 18% and early next year will take effect raising the income tax rate by 1.5% in all wages.

He should fulfill what he promised

MK Yechiel Bar (Avodah party, participated in the protest demonstration in Jerusalem), told Walla! News: "Lapid came in the name of new politics but politics remains with the oldest." Bar added: "He takes from the weak. This is the same Lapid who two weeks ago introduced himself as Moshe but turned out as Pharaoh who imposed the decrees and it is sad for all of us."

MK Itzik Shmuli from Avodah, one of the leaders of the social protest in the summer of 2011, said: "the economic program of the Minister of Finance will greatly harm the working man and trample the poor. To stop it we will conduct a persistent and common struggle on the streets and in the Knesset. Israelis do not expect their finance minister to be socialist, but also not a populist - but simply to do what he promised until last week.

MK Stav Shafir from Avodah, said: "It is exciting to be here among the thousands of civilians who demand a fair budget for the entire society, not just a small handful of capitalists. This public explains to Lapid where the money is - not here. It is exciting to see that what began as a handful of tents on Rothschild turned into a long and meaningful struggle for our future, a struggle that today also has political power. We will continue to fight from the streets and from the Knesset, until we succeed. "

De Marker Editor Guy Rolnik, tweeted: "Amazing that within two months all bluff of 'we will kill the ultra-Orthodox', exploded. They have cut the budgets of the Haredim in every way possible and still have a crazy deficit. Yesh Atid voters should be embarrassed."

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