TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli demonstrations against the government’s plan to overhaul the judiciary continued on Saturday, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to pause the contentious proposals.
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Tens of thousands of people participated in the main protest held in the central city of Tel Aviv, while smaller demonstrations took place across the country.
Protest organizers, who have held these weekly protests for over three months, aim to maintain momentum and increase pressure on Netanyahu and his government until the proposed changes are scrapped.
Bending to the mass protests, Netanyahu paused the overhaul plans in March, saying he wanted “to avoid civil war.”
The plan would give Netanyahu, who is on trial on corruption charges, and his allies in Israel’s most hard-line government the final say in appointing the nation’s judges. It would also give parliament, which is controlled by his allies, authority to overturn Supreme Court decisions and limit the court’s ability to review laws.
Opponents say it will destroy a system of checks and balances by concentrating power in the hands of Netanyahu and his allies in parliament. They also say that Netanyahu has a conflict of interest at a time when he is on trial.
Zionists don’t run to their Rav for political instructions. They use their conscience to show what democracy looks like.
Soros is funding all
Extremely distorted AP article. Does not explain the true reason for the attempt to implement the reforms, which is to put an end to the control of the selection of the judges by a handful of extremist unelected leftists, and to limit the powers of the courts which currently hold the power to override any and all execution of democracy.
Simply propaganda.
They are only able to garner public support via deceipt describing the protests as being against Bibi usurping excessive power.
were r all the people who were talkng against the chareidy protests on a random street in jerushalayim that they r bloking ambulances, people goinng to flights… i dont see them saying the same thing over here…..
I don’t know if it’s Sori’s but it’s definitely money from the USA from liberals looking to topple the Bibi govt which is the strongest it has been in years. Bibi stay strong.
Oh and mark my words . The yell compromise but they won’t give an inch . I have yet to hear what Lapid is willing to give. Let me hear his compromised proposal