Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrance to Haifa’s Chinese-operated seaport on Monday morning, as protests against the judicial reforms were held in cities across the world.
Dozens of protesters later blocked the traffic on Haifa’s Independence Boulevard.
The Haifa protest was organized by the Brothers in Arms protest group, who stated: “We will not accept the cancellation of the reasonableness clause that would allow corrupt appointments and the dismissal of the A-G. This protest will not stop until the dictatorial legislation is abolished and Israel’s position as a Jewish and democratic state is strengthened for the coming generations.”
The protesters brought a container filled with Polish salami sausages to the demonstration, to symbolize their stance that the Israeli government’s judicial reforms are the beginning of a gradual move toward dictatorship. The symbolism is based on the stance that Poland’s current government is the result of such a move.
“We support the IDF soldiers currently operating in Jenin,” Brothers in Arms stated on Monday morning, after the IDF began a large-scale operation in the West Bank town. “As long as [MK Simcha] Rothman chooses to continue the discussions in the Law Committee, we need to continue protesting. We call on Rothman to cancel the discussion today.”
(credit: GIL LEVIN)Worldwide demonstrations against the judicial reform
At the same time, demonstrations against the cancellation of the reasonableness clause were held in dozens of cities in the US, Europe and Australia in front of Israeli embassies and consulates.
Demonstrations were reported in Washington DC, New York, Paris, Madrid, Sidney, London, Madrid and others.
“Kaplan is here: In Washington, New York, Paris and every place in the world where there are Israeli and Jewish communities that aren’t ready to give up on the Zionist dream, and on a Jewish and Democratic, equal and safe state,” the organizers of the world-wide protests stated.
“The salami tactic won’t work on us – we won’t let the ‘corruption clause’ pass. We strengthen our brothers and sisters at the front of the struggle in Israel – the eternal people are not afraid of a long way, and of course not of four weeks until the end of the Knesset’s summer session.”
Another demonstration was also planned to be held at Ben-Gurion Airport later in the day. The Airport Authority announced, however, that the activity at the airport, including the opening of the check-in counters, will be conducted as planned and recommend travelers arrive by train about 3 hours before the flight time.
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