Thousands block streets against Netanyahu's move against judicial overhaul
Israelis demonstrate during the"Day of Shutdown", as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 23, 2023. Picture: REUTERSNIR ELIAS
Thousands of people carrying flags and signs marched on a Tel Aviv road stopping traffic in the middle of the workday. A small group burned tires in the street outside a seaport, briefly blocking trucks. Police forced demonstrators from the road in front of a conference centre in central Israel. The plan stirred concern for Israel’s democratic health at home and abroad. Military reservists joined protests and finance ministry senior officials warned this week of an economic backlash.
“What we are doing here is we are fighting for our lives. We are fighting for our lives as a Jewish people together in the state that we have been building for 75 years,” said Avidan Friedman, who was wearing a Jewish prayer shawl over his head.
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