▁ ▁Pro tests ▁▁ ▁Several ▁events ▁have ▁followed ▁the ▁investig ations ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁w ides p read ▁imp lications . ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁protest ers ▁have ▁held ▁Sunday ▁r al lies ▁in ▁Pet ah ▁T ik va ▁for ▁ 4 1 ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁to ▁protest ▁what ▁they ▁claim ▁as ▁inter ference ▁with ▁the ▁investig ations ▁by ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Av ich ai ▁Mand el bl it . ▁ ▁After ▁many ▁weeks , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Net any ahu ▁( main ly ▁L ik ud ▁party ▁members ) ▁ ▁organized ▁counter ▁protest s . ▁In ▁early ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁David ▁B itan ▁began ▁calling ▁to ▁arms ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁party , ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁counter ▁protest s ▁in ▁Pet ah ▁T ik va , ▁later ▁by ▁threaten ing ▁any ▁party ▁member ▁who ▁won ' t ▁stand ▁behind ▁Net any ahu ▁of ▁" getting ▁even " ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁primary ▁season , ▁and ▁finally ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁r ally ▁to ▁show ▁support . ▁The ▁r ally ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁wide ▁showing ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁K ness et ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁party . ▁During ▁the ▁r ally ▁Net any ahu ▁gave ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁speech , ▁acc using ▁the ▁media ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁left ▁wing ▁coal ition ▁and ▁plot ting ▁against ▁not ▁only ▁him , ▁but ▁the