Massive Tel Aviv Anti-Government Protests Following Sabra & Shatila Massacres

Massive Tel Aviv Anti-Government Protests Following Sabra & Shatila Massacres

From September 26, 1982, this New York Times article covers a massive rally held in Tel Aviv in which Israelis demonstrated against the way in which Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Defense Minister Ariel Sharon handled the question of the IDF’s involvement in the massacres at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps during the First Lebanon War. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis from all walks of life gathered together to demand a judicial inquiry of the Israeli role in the massacre and state their commitment to a moral Israel, despite the actions of the government. The article includes quotes from demonstrators and protest signs and a description of the atmosphere of the protest.