Appealing to his right wing base, Mr. Netanyahu described the 1993 Oslo peace accord with the Palestinians as a “disaster” that ended in bus bombings. And in an effort to raise the party’s morale, Mr. Netanyahu also spoke of Israel’s growth and achievements during his tenure over the past eight years. View all New York Times newsletters. Critics noted that Mr. Netanyahu’s event in Tel Aviv was an extraordinary spectacle of a governing party essentially rallying against the country’s law enforcement authorities. The participants accuse Mr. Mandelblit of dragging out the investigations against Mr. Netanyahu, whose supporters have begun to hold counterdemonstrations in the same area.

Source: New York Times August 09, 2017 21:45 UTC