Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv for the straight sixth week of rallies against the “legal reform” plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Thousands of protesters condemn Netanyahu’s “legal reform”
12 Feb 2023 - 9:27
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv for the straight sixth week of rallies against the “legal reform” plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The protesters turned up throughout the coastal city's central area on Saturday, many holding a large banner that read, "No one is above the law."
No official figures were released on the size of the protest, but Israeli media reported around 50,000 demonstrators, with the daily Haaretz reporting up to 75,000.
Similar protests were held outside Netanyahu's residence in the occupied city of al-Quds and also in the port city of Haifa.
The protests have now become a weekly fixture on Saturday evenings since Netanyahu's new cabinet, which has been dubbed as the most right-wing in the regime's history, took office in late December.
Netanyahu, who has already functioned as the regime's prime minister longer than any other politician, was reinstated as premier in late December after stitching up a coalition of hard-right and ultra-Orthodox parties.
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