Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament -- amid warnings that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to weaken the judiciary risks plunging the country into a “social collapse.”
Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament Monday, amid warnings that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to weaken the judiciary risks plunging the country into a “social collapse.” Protesters held signs with messages including “there is no democracy without equality” and “destroying the country to avoid trial” – a reference to the perception that Netanyahu’s desire to halt his corruption trials is behind his government’s planned judicial reforms.
rainbow flags and a few Palestinian flags were sprinkled among many Israeli flags in the crowd. Television pictures showed some demonstrators dressed as handmaids from the dystopian book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in long red dresses with white head coverings. Despite the protest – and an impassioned plea from President Isaac Herzog on Sunday night not to start the legislative process – the government began introducing the reform bill in parliament, the Knesset, on Monday as planned.
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