Taxicabs make their way to Jerusalem
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Sderot residents following rocket attack
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Sderot taxi drivers protest government's inaction
Drivers slowly make their way from rocket-battered city to cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, say 'if government fails to do something, we will start doing something'
Dozens of business owners and taxi drivers gathered in the center of Sderot on Sunday afternoon, carrying signs protesting the government's failure to deal with the ongoing rocket fire.
"Our children must not be abandoned" and "There is no security in Sderot" are only some of the slogans that could be seen on the cars making their way to the capital.
The protestors plan to slowly drive from the southern town to the cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.
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This is the first organized demonstration in Sderot since the start of the current escalation, after failed attempts to organize a demonstration for fear the crowds would be hit by rockets.
'Color Red' alert system activated (Photo: AP)
Aharon Orian, manager of the local taxi station, cannot remember such a difficult situation.
"It's impossible. The government must do something. If they don’t do something, we will do start doing something," he told Ynet.
According to Ya'akov Shoshani, another taxi driver, "There is only one thing we haven’t heard yet: A government commitment to stop the rocket fire at any cost. Instead, we hear that they want to give Abu Mazen (Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas) rifles again. The Palestinians are sitting there in Beit Hanoun and laughing at us."
Roi Mandel contributed to the report
