According to the organizers, the protests target, among other things, the plans of the new Justice Minister Jariv Levin to weaken the judiciary. For example, a majority in parliament should be able to pass a law, even if the Supreme Court rules that it violates the constitution. Levin also wants to change the composition of the institution that appoints judges.
Destroyed
“We will not allow our country to be destroyed! We will continue to fight for our democracy,” tweeted Merav Michaeli of the Social Democratic Workers’ Party, who took part in the rally. “If we don’t take to the streets, we will lose our democracy,” protester Hewi Boem told reporters.
According to observers, Israel currently has the most right-wing government the country has ever known. The coalition is based, among others, on the Religious Zionism Party (RZ), which is fiercely opposed to a Palestinian state and wants to annex more occupied land through illegal settlements.