At the beginning of last May, when the conclusive versions of the government unity agreement between Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were being finalized, a group of several hundred Black Flag demonstrators arrived in Tel Aviv in an attempt to prevent the agreement. Some of the demonstrators had voted for Blue and White under Gantz in three election campaigns and believed his promise that he would not serve with criminal defendant Netanyahu. As we all recall, the March 2 elections were inconclusive, the COVID-19 crisis erupted, and Gantz decided to break his promise and "sacrifice" himself for the common good.

This was a huge breaking point for hundreds of thousands of Gantz voters who felt helpless as they watched their dream shatter into pieces. They then directed their anger toward the section of Blue and White that had decided to join Netanyahu’s government.

Their two central targets were the homes of Blue and White Knesset members living in Tel Aviv who identified with the party’s left-wing flank: Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir, who had served in the past as deputy mayor, and Miki Haimovich, a former top-level television presenter and current environmental activist and vegan proponent.

The protesters wore black shirts, carried black flags and hunkered down under the prestigious building where Zamir lives. Using loudspeakers, they cried out to him messages such as “To the corrupt Asaf Zamir: Come and show your face and listen to what the public has to say — that you stole our votes.” They also read out loud sections of Netanyahu’s indictment.