Thousands of left-wing activists gathered at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government.

The demonstration, dubbed “Fighting for Democracy,” began at 7:00 PM. At around 10:00, approximately 200 protesters marched toward the Azrieli Mall. In an attempt to block the Ayalon highway, the protesters attempted to push through police lines and even pushed into the mall’s parking garage.

Despite the organizer’s attempts to fight the waving of PLO flags at the demonstration by distributing Israeli flags, countless PLO flags, along with flags of the radical Antifa movement, have been spotted at the demonstration.

At 8:00 PM, police estimated that approximately 15,000 protesters had gathered at the square.

At the same time, approximately 2,000 protesters demonstrated in Haifa, and in Jerusalem, approximately 1,500 protesters gathered outside the president’s residence. Later reports indicate that 5,000 protesters participated in the demonstration in Jerusalem. In Modiin, protesters stood outside the home of Justice Minister Yariv Levin.