At a protest on Saturday, tens of thousands of Israelis demanded that the controversial government plan to reform the court be abandoned immediately rather than postponed.
Although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in March that he was delaying the proposals to find a compromise deal. The protest have been held by Israelis on a weekly basis for the majority of the year.
The protests, which are in their 18th week, say they intend to increase pressure on Netanyahu’s administration. And MPs now that the Knesset is back in session after a month-long break.
The slogan “You will never be a dictator!” was hoisted aloft by protesters in Tel Aviv. The commercial centre of Israel and the epicentre of the demonstrations.
The proposal would give Netanyahu, who is facing corruption charges, and his allies in the staunchest coalition in Israeli history. Which is ultimate control over choosing judges. Additionally, it would restrict the Supreme Court’s capacity to examine laws and grant the power to overturn court rulings to parliament, which is run by Netanyahu’s friends.
The idea sparked one of Israel’s biggest political crises, causing both old and new societal rifts to reopen. Even though the law was put on hold, Netanyahu’s friends are pressing him to proceed with the revision. There doesn’t seem to have been any progress in the ongoing negotiations intended to find a solution to the problem.
A large segment of Israeli society, including business executives and the thriving IT industry, have voiced their opposition to the planned changes. If the idea was approved, military reservists threatened not to report for duty. Tens of thousands of individuals, mostly middle-class, secular Israelis, have frequently participated in large-scale demonstrations opposing the idea.