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| Protesters stage weekly mass rallies ahead of ‘critical week’ in overhaul fight |
| 2023-07-16 |
| [IsraelTimes] Over 150,000 estimated at main rally in Tel Aviv; Lapid vows not to let coalition ’carry out a hostile takeover of Israeliness’ by passing ’reasonableness’ bill into law As counted by the organizers or by the police? Protesters rallied Saturday evening across Israel for the 28th weekend of demonstrations against the judicial overhaul, with political tensions ratcheting up as the coalition speeds ahead with legislation to weaken the courts’ powers.More than150,000 people attended the main rally on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street, according to data from Crowd Solutions cited by Channel 13 new. Protesters there scrawled "Biden save us" on the road, as they seek to bring international pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition amid growing criticism from the US administration over the judicial shakeup. |
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