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Two short videos showing Israelis protesting against Israel's war against Iran and Israelis protesting against Israel state police

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timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 13:50

Two short videos showing Israelis protesting against the actions of the Israeli state, and Israelis protesting against Israel state police.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6dJFfliqKQs

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6dJFfliqKQs

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Twiglets1 · 25/03/2026 17:20

timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 16:09

Wow loaded comment. There is no reason or excuse to invade Iran illegally -not your implied reasons or any others.

Also, just to educate a little, people in Iran have said that the peaceful protesters did not get arrested, tortured, and that changes were effected to meet their concerns. It was rioters who were killing who were arrested and shot at.

Iran said.... bunch of liars.

Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v248xkl5o

Mansoureh Heydari and her husband, Behrouz Mansouri, smiling and embracing as they look at the camera. Mansoureh wears a headscarf and holds a bouquet of flowers, Behrouz wears a white shirt.

Revealing names and faces of the victims of Iran's protest crackdown

BBC News Persian uncovers the identities of the thousands of people killed during the recent crackdown on protests in Iran.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62v248xkl5o

timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 16:16

israelilefty · 25/03/2026 14:30

Israel is a democracy. It’s allowed to protest against the government, against war or whatever, and Israelis do it all the time. However it would be misleading to suggest that there are widespread protests against the current war. One reason is that large gatherings are banned for safety reasons. Outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people are not permitted in most of the country as people wouldn’t be able to reach shelter in time in case of a missile attack (and remember that most Israelis experience missile alerts in their area multiple times a day at the moment).

Another reason is that frankly most people are struggling to function on depleted sleep, no childcare/school for the last month etc. Honestly most people I know aren’t really thinking about whether they agree with the war or not (that’s really a luxury for people outside with a calm place to think) - and in any case it’s really hard to draw conclusions without knowing what the ongoing implications will be. Nobody wants war but also nobody wants an endless round of short wars against Iran, and the threat of the Iranian nuclear programme is very real to Israelis.

I agree with many of your points and the same applies in many areas of the world, which makes these protests interesting. I have also seen Israeli comments online that people don't want to be seen as disloyal over the last few years, and so their comments are usually couched carefully, as questions rather than outright criticisms.

In Europe diesel and food costs are rocketing and people are struggling to survive in a financial sense.

Nobody wants war but also nobody wants an endless round of short wars against Iran, and the threat of the Iranian nuclear programme is very real to Israelis
I think the nuclear threat is also very real to Iranians and they also don't want war, long or short. I think there are diplomatic, legal solutions available to both the US and Israel, and from where we are sitting bombing Iran is more about geopolitics power and control than defence. A two state solution in relation to Palestine/Israel is probably the only way of achieving long term peace?

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timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 16:09

IrishSelkie · 25/03/2026 14:33

Thanks. It’s good to see proof that Israel is nothing like Iran and Israeli citizens have the right to protest for peace without fear of arrest, torture, extrajudicial murder, or state sanctioned murder.

Wow loaded comment. There is no reason or excuse to invade Iran illegally -not your implied reasons or any others.

Also, just to educate a little, people in Iran have said that the peaceful protesters did not get arrested, tortured, and that changes were effected to meet their concerns. It was rioters who were killing who were arrested and shot at.

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timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 16:05

FireBreathingDragon · 25/03/2026 14:18

And? What’s your point?

I can send you footage of hundreds of Israelis who are in favour.

Can you do that, then? I would be interested to see both sides.

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IrishSelkie · 25/03/2026 14:33

Thanks. It’s good to see proof that Israel is nothing like Iran and Israeli citizens have the right to protest for peace without fear of arrest, torture, extrajudicial murder, or state sanctioned murder.

israelilefty · 25/03/2026 14:30

Israel is a democracy. It’s allowed to protest against the government, against war or whatever, and Israelis do it all the time. However it would be misleading to suggest that there are widespread protests against the current war. One reason is that large gatherings are banned for safety reasons. Outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people are not permitted in most of the country as people wouldn’t be able to reach shelter in time in case of a missile attack (and remember that most Israelis experience missile alerts in their area multiple times a day at the moment).

Another reason is that frankly most people are struggling to function on depleted sleep, no childcare/school for the last month etc. Honestly most people I know aren’t really thinking about whether they agree with the war or not (that’s really a luxury for people outside with a calm place to think) - and in any case it’s really hard to draw conclusions without knowing what the ongoing implications will be. Nobody wants war but also nobody wants an endless round of short wars against Iran, and the threat of the Iranian nuclear programme is very real to Israelis.

FireBreathingDragon · 25/03/2026 14:18

timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 13:50

Two short videos showing Israelis protesting against the actions of the Israeli state, and Israelis protesting against Israel state police.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6dJFfliqKQs

And? What’s your point?

I can send you footage of hundreds of Israelis who are in favour.

timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 14:15

The link which doesn't work is from "youtube shorts" and you can copy and paste.

This is another report from Wion from Feb 26

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekuan6vTvhw

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timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 14:06

And more recent orthodox protesters in Israel:

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timeforreflection · 25/03/2026 14:01

I am sorry, I linked the wrong video, here is a short video of the recent protests:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6dJFfliqKQs

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