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| Protesters set to make last ditch stand against passing of 1st judicial overhaul law |
| 2023-07-22 |
| [IsraelTimes] Demonstrators to end march to Knesset on Saturday evening and rally at Netanyahu’s home, as coalition set to pass reasonableness bill into law; large protests expected nationwide The protest movement against the government’s judicial overhaul will hold a last-ditch effort aimed at blocking the coalition from passing its first law in the contentious legislative package, with a series of events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. A mass march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem will reach the capital on Saturday after several days on the road that saw the procession’s numbers swell to 10,000. After camping out near Jerusalem on Friday night, the marchers plan to resume their walk on Saturday morning and reach the Knesset in the evening. They will set up tents at the Knesset and remain there for an indefinite amount of time. Large demonstrations are also set to take place outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in Jerusalem on Saturday night starting at 7:15 p.m. "We won’t let [Netanyahu] destroy our home," protest leaders said. A spokesperson for the protest movement said it was expected that the Jerusalem protest will be the main focus — rallies in Tel Aviv on Saturdays have been the main weekly event for the protest movement, which has raged since the government unveiled its judicial overhaul package in January. It will be the 29th week of protests since the government announced its plans to drastically weaken the judiciary. Protests are scheduled in other cities around the country on Saturday starting at 6 p.m., including Haifa, Rehovot, Bat Yam, Kfar Saba, Ramat Gan, Herzliya and Beersheba. Details of today’s Antifa-led, Biden-administration-funded, anti-democracy temper tantrum can be read at the link for those more interested than I. Related: Judicial overhau: 2023-07-20 Anti-overhaul protesters gather outside US mission in Tel Aviv as Herzog speaks Judicial overhau: 2023-07-19 Report: Netanyahu told Biden opposition parties aren’t serious about negotiations Judicial overhau: 2023-07-18 After 7 month wait, Biden invites Netanyahu to meet in US in ‘warm’ call with PM |
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