The rallies began on January 12th as a show of support for Palestinian-born Dr Raed Arafat, who resigned as ministry of health state undersecretary earlier this month, in protest of the government's plans for healthcare reforms.
Protesti su počeli 12. januara u znak podrške doktoru Raedu Arafatu, poreklom Palestincu, koji je ranije ovog meseca podneo ostavku na mesto državnog podsekretara u ministarstvu zdravlja protestujući zbog vladinih planova vezanih za reforme u zdravstvenom sektoru.