Israel is poised for massive demonstrations against its far-right government, which, since taking office, has rushed through plans to overhaul the judiciary system and intensified an internal political crisis that critics warn could quickly turn violent.
TEL AVIV – Israel is poised for massive demonstrations against its far-right government, which, in the two weeks since taking office, has rushed through plans to overhaul the judiciary system and intensified an internal political crisis that critics warn could quickly turn violent.At least 1,000 Israeli police are stationed across Tel Aviv, where tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather Saturday evening at the central Habima Square.
If carried out, the judicial overhaul announced by the government this week will be a “fatal blow” to Israeli democracy, nullifying the rule of law and legal protections for individual rights, Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut said at a conference Thursday. Preeminent among the rights critics say are now in peril is the freedom to protest — a sacrosanct practice in a notoriously argumentative country, kept intact even during harsh covid lockdowns two years ago, when courts ruled in favor of demonstrators who, during Netanyahu’s previous rule, called for his ouster.
Roee Neuman, one of the protest organizers, said the government is going to unprecedented lengths to “delegitimize" the movement.
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