Siren sounds in Beersheba
Photo: Roee Idan
Protesters in tent area
Photo: Hertzl Yosef
'Even Sept. violence won't stop protest'
Beersheba tent protesters defiant: I've been to Lebanon, Grad rockets are least of my worries
Protesters residing in Beersheba's 'tent city' said Tuesday nothing could scare them into surrendering their cause, not even Monday night's Grad rocket attack.
"We will remain here in the winter, rain, cold, and even when there are Grads fired at us," one protester told Ynet, adding that a Palestinian declaration of statehood scheduled for September would not affect the protest either.
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"I guess that's what Bibi is waiting for," said Doron Amano, one of the leaders of the tent protests in southern Israel.
Terrorists fired a Grad rocket that exploded in open spaces near Beersheba at around midnight Monday. IDF responded by bombing four targets and a terror cell preparing to fire rockets at Israel; one person was reportedy killed in the attack.
"I do not believe security issues will affect the struggle," Amano said. "Yesterday the siren sounded, so we went and took shelter and then came back to the tents. This means we will come back no matter what. Today, after a month, this struggle is not something you can stop or evict."
Others said they had no money and nowhere to go. "I've already been to Lebanon and in the Artillery Corps, so Grad rockets are the last thing I care about. What I care about is not having a home," said another protester. "But others are more stressed than me. No doubt it is troubling."
Tal Ritzki, another protester, conceded that the danger may push the protest off the agenda for a time, but would never totally vanquish them.
"Priorities have always been this state's problem. It has always gone against the will of the people. There are defense budget cuts that can be made for the benefit of these battles," he said.
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