Protests This Week - Israel

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated on the streets of Tel Aviv to call for the resignation of Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister.

The rally in Yitzhak Rabin Square on Thursday comes in response to Olmert's refusal to step down after criticism of his handling of Israel's war against Hezbollah last summer.

Local media said as many as 150,000 protesters were present as parents of soldiers killed in the conflict and prominent local authors, among others, spoke to the crowd.