Over 90,000 gather in Israel's capital to protest judicial reform

Lapid to moderate Likud MKs: Stop the government's legislation • Netanyahu: Opposition leaders are dragging us into anarchy

 The masses protest outside of the Knesset against the judicial reform.
The masses protest outside of the Knesset against the judicial reform.
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Over 300,000 protestors in Jerusalem alone - estimations

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 Thousands of Israelis hold signs and wave the Israeli flag on Halacha bridge in Tel Aviv, as tens of thousands all over the country protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul. February 13, 2023.
Thousands of Israelis hold signs and wave the Israeli flag on Halacha bridge in Tel Aviv, as tens of thousands all over the country protest the Israeli government's judicial overhaul. February 13, 2023.
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Judicial reform leaders relent, invite opposition to discuss reforms

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 MK Simcha Rothman and Justice Minister Yariv Levin present next steps for judicial reforms at Knesset legal committee.
MK Simcha Rothman and Justice Minister Yariv Levin present next steps for judicial reforms at Knesset legal committee.
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Netanyahu: Opposition leaders are dragging us into anarchy

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Israeli protestor disrupts Arye Deri during Shas meeting

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 Security guards escort a demonstrator protesting against ead of the Shas party Arye Deri, during a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 13, 2023
Security guards escort a demonstrator protesting against ead of the Shas party Arye Deri, during a faction meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 13, 2023
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Lapid to moderate Likud MKs: Stop the government's legislation

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 Opposition Leader Yair Lapid delivers a speech at the protest outside the Knesset against the judicial reform.
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid delivers a speech at the protest outside the Knesset against the judicial reform.
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Gideon Sa'ar at protest: The people will defeat the government

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Merav Michaeli at protest: We'll not give in to false negotiations

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Yair Lapid: 'They hear us and they're scared'

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 Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks as Israelis demonstrate on the day Israel's constitution committee is set to start voting on changes that would give politicians more power on selecting judges while limiting Supreme Court's powers to strike down legislation, outside the Knesset, Israel'
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid speaks as Israelis demonstrate on the day Israel's constitution committee is set to start voting on changes that would give politicians more power on selecting judges while limiting Supreme Court's powers to strike down legislation, outside the Knesset, Israel'
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Jerusalem judicial reform protests: What does the average person think?

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 People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in central Jerusalem on September 25, 2022, on the eve of the Jewish new year.
People shop at the Mahane Yehuda Market in central Jerusalem on September 25, 2022, on the eve of the Jewish new year.
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In pictures: Hundreds of thousands Israelis hold major protest against judicial reform

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 Demonstrations of parents and children on King George Street in Tel Aviv
Demonstrations of parents and children on King George Street in Tel Aviv
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Important facts


  • Over 90,000 gathered in Jerusalem, across Israel to protest the government's judicial reform
  • The government planned to start voting on the judicial reform on Monday
  • Yair Lapid calls for moderate Likud MKs to defy Netanyahu, block legislation