Protests against the Israeli government’s judicial reform continued into their 30th consecutive weekend, with demonstrations taking place in some 150 areas throughout the country, Israeli media reported, with the main event held on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv attended by thousands of protesters.
“This week the State of Israel entered a new phase in which the Israeli government actually began taking over the Supreme Court with the aim of turning Israel into a state of one authority,” the protest organizers said. “This is a complete destruction of the Israeli people’s army, society, and economy. We will increase the protests until we return Israel to being democratic.”
“After the passage of the legislation last Monday, the Israeli government has become an illegitimate government that is undermining the foundations of the Israeli regime.”
“This week the State of Israel entered a new phase in which the Israeli government actually began taking over the Supreme Court with the aim of turning Israel into a state of one authority.”
Protest organizers
The protest organization “Kaplan Force” released a statement before the demonstration, saying that “The only chance to save the State of Israel, the people’s army, and the economy lies with the hundreds of thousands who will go out to protest. Israel is on the fast land to become Hungary and Turkey. The ridiculous performances by Likud MKs, acting as if they will revolt are only a smoke screen that aims to buy silence for the dictator Netanyahu to complete his coup. But, alas, silence he won’t get – the people of Israel will defeat the dictatorship.”
Attendees of the demonstration on Kaplan include former Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Yaakov Frankel, as well as demonstrators from the Brothers in Arms, hi-tech, and student protests.
Anti-judicial reform protest in Tel Aviv, July 29, 2023. (credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)Israel Police opened an investigation because of the suspected insult and defamation of public servants, after pictures of police officers were handed out at the protest in Tel Aviv, Walla reported on Saturday evening.
Prior to the main demonstration in Kaplan, a march started from the Lev Tel Aviv police station in protest of the police violence last Monday, Maariv reported.
In Rehovot, the Science Park junction was closed to traffic as thousands gathered to protest and listen to speeches by Gal Cohen, one of the leaders of the Hi-tech workers’ protest and Lihi Lapid, opposition leader Yair Lapid’s wife, among others.
Anti-judicial reform protest at Nahalal junction, July 29, 2023. (credit: ANAT HERMONY)As the demonstrations across junctions in northern Israel began, around 2,500 people were reported protesting at Karkur junction, about 2,000 at Nahalal junction, a thousand protesters gathered at Gome junction according to Kan, while one hundred people gathered to demonstrate at Kabri junction, according to Walla.
The demonstrations will take place in dozens of locations across the country, including Haifa, Beersheba, Jerusalem, Kfar Saba, Rosh Pina, Herzliya, Modi’in, etc.
Roads blocked to traffic
In preparation for the demonstrations, traffic blockades will start at around 5 p.m., with most of them in Tel Aviv, Maariv reported.
Kaplan Street will be blocked from Ibn Gvirol Street to Menachem Begin Street in both directions. The Kaplan intersection through Menachem Begin Street will be blocked from its north and south entrances.
The Gesher HaShalom ramps will be closed from its north and south, and it will not be possible to go down to Highway 20. The Yigal Alon intersection HaShalom will be blocked from its south and west entrances, and the street will also be blocked from Aminadav.
Police warn that due to the blockades, there may be heavy traffic throughout Tel Aviv.
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