UnXeptable

UnXeptable is a protest movement against Benjamin Netanyahu's continued tenure as the prime minister after he was indicted on criminal charges. Netanyahu did not resign after being indicted, and the movement's founders chose a name based on the English word unacceptable to express their opinion on his decision. The movement was founded in July 2020 by Israelis living in the San Francisco, California, area: Offir Gutelzon, Racheli Batish-Levkovich, Neri Life-Choma, Gershon Diner, Itai Beck, Yael Yechieli, and Guy Horowitz. Since the formation of the 37th Israeli government, the movement has focused on protest actions against the coalition's plan for fundamental changes to the Israeli legal system, changes that they believe threaten to turn Israel into an illiberal democracy or even a dictatorship. The main activities are demonstrations, activity in WhatsApp groups, large-scale online events (on Zoom), and outreach to Israeli and Jewish communities around the world. The movement includes Jewish and non-Jewish members who define themselves as supporters of democratic Israel, from Australia and Japan, through Europe and to North America. The largest groups are in New York, San Francisco and Toronto. According to Offir Gutelzon, one of the leaders of the organization, about 10,000 people from the United States, Australia and Japan participated in the movement's various activities, including virtual ones. The activity is carried out on a voluntary basis. Sound equipment, posters and other equipment are financed through fundraising by active participants and with the help of crowdfunding. The full name of the movement is UnXeptable – Saving Israeli Democracy, which loosely translates to "Unacceptable – Saving Israeli Democracy". The name UnXeptable was coined by Neri Life-Choma, and the logo was designed by Roni Donevitz. The X is intended to resemble the letter Alef (א) in the phrase "no way" (Hebrew: אין מצב), which is the name of...