HaBayit HaLeumi
HaBayit HaLeumi is an organization based in Israel dedicated to stopping former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Israel's unilateral [disengagement plan|disengagement plan]. The organization was behind civil disobedience protesting the disengagement plan of Sharon.
On Monday, May 16, 2005, a nonviolent protest was held throughout the country, with the protesters blocking major traffic arteries throughout Israel. The protest was sponsored by HaBayit HaLeumi, and was hailed by them as a success, with over 400 protesters arrested, half of them juveniles. Over 40 intersections throughout the country were blocked, including:
- The entrance to Jerusalem
- Bar Ilan/Shmuel Hanavi junction in Jerusalem
- Sultan's Pool junction outside the Old City of Jerusalem
- Geha Highway
- Golumb St. corner of Begin Blvd. in Jerusalem