Demonstrators across the country gathered on Saturday to protest against the government’s judicial reform, for the 38th consecutive week of demonstrations.
This weekend’s protests came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrapped up his trip to the United States, where he set the stage for a “new Middle East” in a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York.
Netanyahu also met with US President Joe Biden at The Manhattan hotel, where Israeli and Jewish protesters shouted “democracy” and held Israeli flags in continued demonstrations against the prime minister.
Protesters attack Netanyahu's 'campaign of deceit' in US
“Following the conclusion of Netanyahu’s campaign of deceit in the US, during which he claimed American Jews were ‘aligned with Iran,’ Netanyahu revealed he intends to carry on with the legislation of the judicial reform’s core issue – a hostile takeover of the Judicial Selection Committee,” protest group Kaplan Force said.
“We will not allow Netanyahu to turn Israel into a dangerous messianic dictatorship, taking us to a constitutional crisis,” it continued. “The protests will be amplified over the coming weeks until the Knesset’s return from holidays,” the group vowed.
“One cannot repent for those who destroyed every good part of Israel.”