Travelling loo at rallies
"They stand there for hours, but sometimes they need a bathroom, or a hot drink, or to sit for a minute. So, I set this up for them,"
(Times of Israel) – As families of the roughly 240 hostages abducted by Hamas began gathering regularly in public spaces, Gabi Ohayon wanted to do something. So, he rented a travelling caravan fitted with a small kitchen and a bathroom.
“They stand there for hours, but sometimes they need a bathroom, or a hot drink, or to sit for a minute. So, I set this up for them,” said Ohayon.
The families of the hostages often gather outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in the renamed Hostages Plaza, outside the Defence Ministry offices in Tel Aviv and near the Knesset in Jerusalem. The rallies can last a couple of hours and it’s not always easy to find a bathroom nearby.
Recently, he was in Jerusalem, parked on Kaplan Street, where an estimated 30,000 entered the capital ahead of a protest at the Prime Minister’s Office. He stayed to provide his service for a silent rally that evening, paying homage to those killed on October 7 and praying for the hostages.
Later, Ohayon headed back to Tel Aviv and the Hostages Plaza, where thousands had gathered for a rally focused on the some 40 children believed held hostage in Gaza. Many of the families of the hostages had headed straight to Tel Aviv after completing the five-day march to Jerusalem.
“I’m there every night, I’ll be there until midnight,” said Ohayon. “I go wherever they need a bathroom.”
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