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Israeli protesters promise to keep going until judicial “reform” is abandoned

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Those opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged aim to control the judiciary have not been placated by his remarks from Monday.

Jerusalem West – Many Israelis are adamant that the protests will continue until they fulfill their goals as they awaken following a turbulent night of protests and a prime minister’s speech in the evening.

Following one of the largest protests in Israel’s history on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday night that he was suspending his divisive judicial reforms in order to “allow dialogue” and prevent a “civil war.” He did this in response to mounting pressure from within his own coalition.

Many Israelis were outraged by the proposed amendments because they would restrict the Supreme Court’s capacity to declare laws unlawful and increase the government’s influence over the choice of judges.

Jerusalem West – Many Israelis are adamant that the protests will continue until they fulfill

their goals as they awaken following a turbulent night of protests and a prime minister’s speech in the evening.

Following one of the largest protests in Israel’s history on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday night that he was suspending his divisive judicial reforms in order to “allow dialogue” and prevent a “civil war.” He did this in response to mounting pressure from within his own coalition.

Many Israelis were outraged by the proposed amendments because they would restrict the Supreme Court’s capacity to declare laws unlawful and increase the government’s influence over the choice of judges.

Jerusalem West – Many Israelis are adamant that the protests will continue until they fulfil their goals as they awaken following a turbulent night of protests and a prime minister’s speech in the evening.

Following one of the largest protests in Israel’s history on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday night that he was suspending his divisive judicial reforms in order to “allow dialogue” and prevent a “civil war.” He did this in response to mounting pressure from within his own coalition.
Many Israelis were outraged by the proposed amendments because they would restrict the Supreme Court’s capacity to declare laws unlawful and increase the government’s influence over the choice of judges.

Tuesday morning before dawn, Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged the administration and the opposition to start “an immediate discussion process” in order to reach an agreement on the envisioned court “reform

Increasing discontent within the ranks

Growing opposition from inside Netanyahu’s own party and increased resistance from Israeli military reserves refusing to serve briefly thwarted his plan.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was the first to formally break ranks on Saturday night, earning himself an early termination on Sunday night. Dissension has been quietly escalating within Netanayahu’s ranks for weeks. The final straw was Gallant’s dismissal, despite Netanyahu’s assurances that his action was correct and that he would persist in advocating for judicial “reform”.

Israeli society proved to be extremely sensitive to the dismissal of a defence minister – especially given the current circumstances and with the perception of Netanyahu’s self-serving political motive. Israeli society views its mandatory civilian army as essential to protecting the country from impending disaster.

Eli Kowaz, policy adviser at the Israel Policy Forum, argues that Netanyahu “has always been seen as a supporter of the Supreme Court, who spoke about the significance of an independent judiciary as recently as three years ago.” Many people believe that his primary motivation was “to escape his legal conundrum and three indictments.”

The embattled prime minister and his precarious coalition of right-wing and ultra-Orthodox parties reached a point of no return with Gallant’s dismissal, which sparked unannounced rallies across the nation late into the night on Monday. Others believed that Netanyahu was willfully endangering the nation’s military readiness in order to further his own political objectives.

Growing dissent in the military, particularly among the nation’s reserve forces, prompted Gallant to speak out, claiming that it had revealed possible vulnerabilities that the enemy may take advantage of. According to Tal Sagi of Breaking the Silence, a group of former Israeli army soldiers and activists of the anti-Occupation movement, refusing to serve in the Israeli army reserves is seen as “taboo and startling” for Israelis.

Serving in the military is more than just a need for membership in Israeli culture. It’s something you want to do to support your community, family, and society as a whole.

Sagi describes how the anti-occupation bloc has noticed a rise in support from other opponents of judicial reform as the demonstrations have developed over the past few months, notably after the Huwara pogrom.

“At initially, there were several assaults on protesters carrying Palestinian flags in the anti-Occupation bloc. I notice less and less violence now. It seems as though the protest became accustomed to the flag’s presence.

While the anti-occupation bloc has taken advantage of the opportunity to educate the thousands of Israelis outraged at Netanyahu and his coalition, the protests on Sunday night and throughout Monday were fundamentally about the safety of Israelis and their judicial rights under attack by a strongman leader.

Jacob Abolafia, an anti-occupation activist, said: “Over the course of three months, and especially after the pogrom in Huwara, the consciousness is increasing that what is going on in the occupation, the occupied territories, and the Israeli streets are bound together.

Where were you at Hawara? was chanted by at least 10,000 people, according to the author.

After seeing him speak, Kowaz predicted that Netanyahu would capitulate to his right-wing coalition allies and asserted that the protest movement would persist until the proposed changes were totally abandoned.

He referred to the establishment of an unclear “national civil force” under the leadership of the hardline lawmaker as “Netanyahu’s gift to the Ben Gvir group” in an effort to persuade him not to leave the coalition. “I believe the protests will continue, perhaps not as frequently, but more frequently each week.”

Overnight, the far-right protesters who had been out on the streets rallying for Netanyahu and the court “reforms” clashed with the demonstrators opposed to the changes, threatening them and resulting in some skirmishes.

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