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Mass protest against judicial reform held in Tel Aviv for 22nd straight week

In New York, MK Simcha Rothman, one of the main driving forces behind the legislation, grabs a megaphone out of an anti-reform protester's hand, after the demonstrator allegedly shoved the lawmaker and his wife and wished them dead.

by  i24NEWS and Avi Cohen
Published on  06-04-2023 10:36
Last modified: 06-04-2023 15:58
Mass protest against judicial reform held in Tel Aviv for 22nd straight weekAFP

Anti-reform protest in Tel Aviv | Photo: AFP

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Israelis opposing the judicial reform rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday for the twenty-second consecutive week.

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An estimated 95,000 protesters attended the main rally on Kaplan Street, and several smaller demonstrations were held in other cities, including Jerusalem and Haifa.

Critics of the legislation say it would hurt Israel's delicate system of checks and balances, whereas supporters of the bills say it would balance the power of the Supreme Court, bringing Israel more in line with other democratic nations.

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In March, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the reform on hold to give way to negotiations with the Opposition. Led by President Isaac Herzog, the talks are yet to yield substantial results.

At the beginning of the event, demonstrators commemorated three IDF shot dead by an Egyptian policeman in a cross-border attack earlier in the day.

Meanwhile, head of the Knesset Law and Justice Committee Simcha Rothman came under fire this week after grabbing a megaphone from the hands of an anti-reform protester in New York.

Rothman later said that demonstrators were "violent" and shoved him and his wife and wished them dead.

Rothman, one of the main driving forces behind the judicial reform, traveled to New York to celebrate the annual Celebrate Israel Parade on Sunday.

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