Thousands of Israelis have once again hit the streets of Tel Aviv to protest against the far-right cabinet’s contentious judicial overhaul.
The demonstrators chanted slogans against Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in the 37th weekly protests. There were similar rallies in other cities. One of them took place outside an airport from where Netanyahu was departing for the U-S. The cabinet led by Netanyahu passed the judicial changes in an unprecedented show down that pit judiciary against executive and legislature. Mass rallies have been ongoing since the cabinet presented the bill to the Knesset to strip the high court of much of its powers. Critics say the legislation removes vital checks on the far-right cabinet’s powers.