Hundreds of thousands of Israelis turned out Thursday evening in Jerusalem to march in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms, in answer to similar protests by the opposition in Tel Aviv.
he will not meet with Netanyahu, the country’s democratically-elected leader, because of the reforms.
On Thursday, however, the country’s normally quiescent right-wing voters — who prefers to raise their voices in the ballot box, rather than on the streets — turned out for what was billed as a “million-person march.” JERUSALEM – APRIL 27: Far right party supporters, hold Israeli flags, gather to demonstration of support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on April 27, 2023.
JERUSALEM – APRIL 27: Far right party supporters, hold Israeli flags, gather to demonstration of support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu near the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on April 27, 2023. Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, Thursday, April 27, 2023.
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