The article describes the author's experience attending anti-Netanyahu protests in Jerusalem, focusing on demands for the release of hostages in Gaza and calls for new elections in Israel.

The text highlights the ongoing captivity of over 100 hostages, including women and children, by Hamas, with reports of brutalities like rape.

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who experienced being held hostage in a Texas synagogue, urges diaspora Jews to stand in solidarity with Israelis who are protesting threats to their democracy.