Quarter million protesters take to the streets ahead of judicial reforms

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Quarter million protesters take to the streets ahead of judicial reforms
Demonstrations were also set to be held at 50 other locations across Israel, with high-profile political figures scheduled to attend.
By MICHAEL STARR
Published: FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Ahead of judicial reform bills being placed before the Knesset plenum on Monday, protesters marched in Tel Aviv and other cities across Israel on Saturday night in the seventh consecutive weekend of demonstrations since the reforms were proposed.

According to organizers, almost a quarter million Israeli joined the demonstrations across over 60 sites in Israel, including the almost 135,000 people in Tel Aviv who marched from Dizengoff Center to Kaplan Street.

The Yesh Atid party said that its activists had accompanied protesters at 40 different locations across the country. 18,000 people were reported to be rallying in Haifa, and 22,000 in Kfar Saba, where former justice minister Tzipi Livni and State Camp MK Benny Gantz spoke, respectively.

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