TIMES OF ISRAEL
Hundreds rally for peace in Jerusalem, Beersheba
by Staff
October 18, 2015

Hundreds of Israeli Jews and Arabs gathered in Jerusalem on Saturday night, calling for an end to the weeks of violence and a resumption of peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. About 1,500 people took part in a demonstration at Gan Hasus (the Horse Park) in Jerusalem, and continued marching through the center of the city. Several right-wing activists protested on the sidelines as well. In Beersheba, about 150 Arab and Jewish activists gathered to form a human chain in support of peace. At the Jerusalem protest, the head of the left-wing Meretz party MK Zahava Gal-On called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to reject the French proposal to deploy international observers to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in response to the current round of violence. READ MORE