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Post by sevenofnine on Jan 8, 2023 12:55:02 GMT -5
These are reform minded Israelis Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv to protest the most right-wing government in the country's history. Many fear a danger to democracy amid planned judicial reforms. Several thousand people staged a demonstration in Israel's economic and cultural hub of Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the country's new government, a coalition with far right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Among other issues, protesters voiced concern that democracy in the Middle Eastern country could be in danger, with new Justice Minister Yariv Levin planning a number of controversial judicial reforms that could undermine the separation of powers. What happened at the demonstration? Protesters marched through the streets of the coastal city after first gathering in its center. Many waved Israeli and rainbow flags and held up banners with anti-Netanyahu slogans. Among the banners were ones bearing the words "crime minister," a reference to yearslong investigations of Netanyahu involving fraud, breach of trust and corruption. www.dw.com/en/israel-thousands-protest-new-netanyahu-government/a-64317129
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