Protests against Netanyahu’s government have been taking place in Israel for months. In Tel Aviv alone, 130,000 people have taken to the streets again.
Tens of thousands have again taken to the streets in Israel to protest against the right-wing religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They gathered in several major cities Saturday night and waved Israeli flags.
Banners and signs in Tel Aviv read slogans like “Stop them,” “Israel is not Iran,” or “The plundering government.” According to the organizers, more than 130,000 people took part in the Mediterranean metropolis alone.
There have been regular rallies across Israel for months because of a judicial reform being pushed by the government. This week the protest was also directed against the planned new distribution of state finances. The government has to approve the budget by the end of May. According to media reports, the strictly religious coalition parties in particular are to benefit from the plans already approved by the finance committee.
The organizers of the protests accused the government of “plundering the treasury in favor of political corruption”. Netanyahu is distributing tax money to his allies “to facilitate the implementation of dictatorial laws,” it said in a statement.
The right-wing religious coalition wants to curtail the influence of the highest national court by restructuring the judiciary. She accuses the court of excessive interference in political decisions. Critics see the separation of powers in danger and warn of a national crisis. Netanyahu suspended the plans in March. Negotiations between the government and the opposition on a compromise have so far been unsuccessful.
Source: Stern
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