1 in 1 Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial review plan outside Parliament in Jerusalem — Photo: Ariel Shalit / AP Photo Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial review plan outside Parliament in Jerusalem — Photo: Ariel Shalit / AP Photo
Demonstrators returned to the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, this Monday (27) in protest at the government’s judicial reforms.
According to the local press, the protests even reached the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ben Gurion Airport, which has been shut down.
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The head of the Israeli trade union Histadrut, Arnon BarDavid, has called for an early nationwide strike, which is due to begin on Monday.
According to Israeli media, the Israel Medical Association and the Federation of Authorities have also announced they will join the protesters.
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The judicial reform that Netanyahu is trying to push has sparked a wave of protests across the country in recent weeks.
Critics of the project claim that the change will increase the power of the legislature over the judiciary, endangering the democratic nature of the state.
In a speech on Saturday night, the ousted minister, who belongs to the same party as Netanyahu, told the conservative Likud he feared the reform split would pose a “real threat to Israel’s security.”
Ever since the Netanyahu government, one of the most farright in Israel’s history, unveiled the judiciary reform project in January, the country has been divided, with protests taking place every week.