In Tel Aviv, thousands of demonstrators mobilized against “Netanyahu and his gang”
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Demonstration in Tel Aviv against Binyamin Netanyahu's government and its far-right allies, January 14, 2023. © Oded Balilty / AP
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The Israelis are mobilizing against the new very right-wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu and his desire to reform the judicial system.
In Tel Aviv, despite capricious weather, there were more than 80,000 this Saturday, according to Israeli media.
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With our correspondent in Tel Aviv,
Sami Boukhelifa
The pouring rain did not dampen his motivation.
“
However, I am an old lady, a very old lady
,” jokes Ruth.
Usually, I never go out at night.
But this mobilization is necessary.
It is essential.
It really is a matter of life or death.
It is a gang that has taken over our country.
They want to change the regime, turn us into a dictatorship, like Russia or Iran.
This is what they want
”.
Barely installed, the new government launched a
vast reform of the judicial system
.
The objective is to acquire full powers and weaken the Supreme Court.
“
We want justice under orders
,” promised
Itamar Ben Gvir
, then a far-right candidate.
Now he is Minister of National Security.
“
Netanyahu and his gang are trying to destroy the Supreme Court
”
“
They will have to pass us over the body
, promises Samy, a young lawyer.
The Supreme Court has been the guarantor of human rights since the creation of the State of Israel.
And now Netanyahu and his gang are trying to destroy the Supreme Court.
It is the biggest demonstration of the left for years.
And I will tell you something: we will win
”.
Thousands demonstrating in Tel Aviv for second week in a row against the Israeli government's judicial reforms that will curb the power of Supreme Court.
Demonstrators warn Israel is on the way to fascism pic.twitter.com/tQd0WOo9u7
—Jotam Confino (@mrconfino) January 14, 2023
“
Freedom, equality, integrity
”, chants the crowd.
In the middle of the rally, and despite the ban, many demonstrators also wave Palestinian flags, calling for an end to the occupation.
As soon as he took office, the new Minister of National Security banned the Palestinian emblem from public space.
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