A 70km multi-day march left Tel Aviv for Jerusalem, aiming to reach Israel's Parliament by Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Mr Herzog – who earned multiple standing ovations during his 45-minute address to a joint session of Congress – said the “painful, and deeply unnerving” demonstrations were the “clearest tribute to the fortitude of Israel’s democracy”.
“As head of state, I will continue doing everything to reach a broad public consensus, and to preserve, protect and defend the state of Israel’s democracy.” The Israeli parliament is due to begin the much-awaited second and third readings of the controversial Bill on Monday.
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