Mass protests were held across Israel Saturday against the government's planned judicial reform for the 27th consecutive week, with the main demonstration taking place in Tel Aviv and attended by a reported 140,000.
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Organizers said in a statement that rallies were held at over 150 locations throughout the country, while also issuing a call to the Israeli public to "get ready this coming Tuesday in order to join a day of resistance, should the Israeli government indeed pass the dictatorship law on Monday night."
Video: Demonstrations on the Ayalon highways, Avi Cohen
The statement refers to an upcoming parliament vote – the first of three – seeking to eliminate the so-called "reasonableness standard," which refers to the power of the Supreme Court to block government decisions it deems unreasonable.
Video: Protest outside the home of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Yaron Doron
Critics say the move would curb judicial independence and would eventually subject the court to politicians and open the door to corruption.
Ahead of the demonstrations, the police said in a statement that they will show "zero tolerance" toward attempts to damage infrastructure or hurt police officers. The Ayalon highway was temporarily blocked outside Tel Aviv and protesters were swiftly cleared from the road.
Based on estimates broadcast in the media, over 400,000 people turned out to the various protests across the country. Thousands demonstrated overnight outside the home of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the Afikim kibbutz.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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