Donning blue and white Israeli flags, tens of thousands of people, forming lines kilometers long, marched on the highway leading to scorching Jerusalem, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(bottom left) proposed a judicial overhaul that would lessen the Supreme Court’s powers, sparking a huge nationwide picket, Israel has been plunged into one of the biggest political crises, heavily denting the economy, and giving rise to concern from their allies.
Crowding the business hub of Tel Aviv, protesters numbering in the thousands plan to march through countless heat waves, a 45 mile long exodus to Jerusalem(Right) to the parliament, called the Knesset.
In an interview with the American Broadcasting Channel(ABC), the prime minister spok noe out about the judicial overhaul that split his country into two, ” being described as the end of Israeli democracy — I think that’s silly and when the dust settles, everybody will see it.” Netanyahu addressed the demonstrator’s goals as “a minor correction”
Histadrut, the nations largest labor union, announced that it was considering the possibility of general strike, where all participants would cease to work. The Israeli Medical Association, which represents 97 percent of Israel’s medical professionals already declared a general strike, is saying that their services would only be offered in serious cases. Among these strikers were Israel’s armed forces. Thousands of military reservists are signing pledges refusing to serve (right) . The United States is worrying about the Iranian-backed belligerent group, the Hezbollahs, along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, that has shown signs of possible invasion of the small country. Analysts from the Wall Street Journal believe that the country could be headed for a constitutional crisis.
In a country with a population nearing 9 million people, by recent estimates, up to half a million people are protesting, a percentage larger than the amount of activists in arguably the largest civil rights movement in US history, the Black Lives Matter movement.
On July twenty fourth, the president’s entire coalition of lawmakers unanimously voted to pass the controversial law, that prohibits the Israeli Supreme court to nullify unreasonable laws, a concept they said was “nebulous and allowed liberal judges to overturn the will of an increasingly right-wing electorate.”
Initially, Netanyahu suspended the overhaul plan in March, but under pressure by members of his coalition who were dubbed “the most right wing, nationalist and religious in the country’s 75-year history,” he succumbed. Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir told the New York Times that “from today, Israel will be a little more democratic, a little more Jewish, and we will be able to do more in our offices.”
Meanwhile, on Sunday, in the peak of the protests, Netanyahu enacted? an emergency heart procedure. In preparation for another heated debate between lawmakers, he had a pacemaker implantation that went smoothly. The longest prime minister in Israel’s history, he is holding the nation together. Despite his hospitalazation the debate started.
The president, Isaac Herzog urged both sides of the dispute to protest peacefully, following incidents, like one on Tuesday where three protesters that helped block a highway were violently attacked by a car. The perpetrator has not yet been caught, as the driver fled the scene. “Our protest is a non-violent protest and will remain so throughout. Non-violence is important to achieving our goals. The surest and fastest way is through non-violent, but impolite, civil resistance. The police are our brothers,” stressed a member of the movement. However, after a series of violent incidents, the police, donning riot gear, prepared to use crowd dispersal weapons against the throng of protesters.
Today, and for many more days to come, Israel will be bathed in blue and white. With highways closed and fires lit, the Israeli people will demonstrate against the law. Life, for many will be forever changed. “We are not there yet,” said a resident of Tel Aviv “What happened today is the start. Tomorrow, I will wake up and still go to work, but the government is sending lots of messages to delegitimize the protests and what we stand for.” As night comes, thousands of protesters will flock to the streets, in a protest that has lasted 29 consecutive weeks and is bound to grow.
“This is a war. You lose the battle, but you go on until you win,” said Eyal Sassoon, one of thousands marching along Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Street. And on they go, marching until they get their justice.
Crowding the business hub of Tel Aviv, protesters numbering in the thousands plan to march through countless heat waves, a 45 mile long exodus to Jerusalem(Right) to the parliament, called the Knesset.
In an interview with the American Broadcasting Channel(ABC), the prime minister spok noe out about the judicial overhaul that split his country into two, ” being described as the end of Israeli democracy — I think that’s silly and when the dust settles, everybody will see it.” Netanyahu addressed the demonstrator’s goals as “a minor correction”
Histadrut, the nations largest labor union, announced that it was considering the possibility of general strike, where all participants would cease to work. The Israeli Medical Association, which represents 97 percent of Israel’s medical professionals already declared a general strike, is saying that their services would only be offered in serious cases. Among these strikers were Israel’s armed forces. Thousands of military reservists are signing pledges refusing to serve (right) . The United States is worrying about the Iranian-backed belligerent group, the Hezbollahs, along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, that has shown signs of possible invasion of the small country. Analysts from the Wall Street Journal believe that the country could be headed for a constitutional crisis.
In a country with a population nearing 9 million people, by recent estimates, up to half a million people are protesting, a percentage larger than the amount of activists in arguably the largest civil rights movement in US history, the Black Lives Matter movement.
On July twenty fourth, the president’s entire coalition of lawmakers unanimously voted to pass the controversial law, that prohibits the Israeli Supreme court to nullify unreasonable laws, a concept they said was “nebulous and allowed liberal judges to overturn the will of an increasingly right-wing electorate.”
Initially, Netanyahu suspended the overhaul plan in March, but under pressure by members of his coalition who were dubbed “the most right wing, nationalist and religious in the country’s 75-year history,” he succumbed. Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir told the New York Times that “from today, Israel will be a little more democratic, a little more Jewish, and we will be able to do more in our offices.”
Meanwhile, on Sunday, in the peak of the protests, Netanyahu enacted? an emergency heart procedure. In preparation for another heated debate between lawmakers, he had a pacemaker implantation that went smoothly. The longest prime minister in Israel’s history, he is holding the nation together. Despite his hospitalazation the debate started.
The president, Isaac Herzog urged both sides of the dispute to protest peacefully, following incidents, like one on Tuesday where three protesters that helped block a highway were violently attacked by a car. The perpetrator has not yet been caught, as the driver fled the scene. “Our protest is a non-violent protest and will remain so throughout. Non-violence is important to achieving our goals. The surest and fastest way is through non-violent, but impolite, civil resistance. The police are our brothers,” stressed a member of the movement. However, after a series of violent incidents, the police, donning riot gear, prepared to use crowd dispersal weapons against the throng of protesters.
Today, and for many more days to come, Israel will be bathed in blue and white. With highways closed and fires lit, the Israeli people will demonstrate against the law. Life, for many will be forever changed. “We are not there yet,” said a resident of Tel Aviv “What happened today is the start. Tomorrow, I will wake up and still go to work, but the government is sending lots of messages to delegitimize the protests and what we stand for.” As night comes, thousands of protesters will flock to the streets, in a protest that has lasted 29 consecutive weeks and is bound to grow.
“This is a war. You lose the battle, but you go on until you win,” said Eyal Sassoon, one of thousands marching along Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Street. And on they go, marching until they get their justice.
