China news agency, Beijing, March 2 Comprehensive news: According to the Israel Times, there were many protests and demonstrations in Israel on March 1, local time. At least 11 people were injured and more than 50 people were arrested when protesters clashed with the police.
According to the report, in order to oppose the judicial reform plan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, protests broke out in the central city of Tel Aviv and other places on March 1. Some protesters blocked the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, and the police used water cannons and stun grenades to control and disperse the crowd here.
The Associated Press said that Netanyahu’s wife Sarah was also affected by the protests. When she had a haircut in a hair salon in Tel Aviv that night, a large group of protesters gathered near the place and shouted slogans. The police then dispatched police to escort Sarah to leave.
On the same day, Netanyahu issued a statement calling for the cessation of violence to calm tensions. "Protesting freedom is not a license to push the country into anarchy."
In January this year, Netanyahu’s government announced that it would reform the judicial system, with the aim of restoring the balance of power and preventing some judges from interfering in politics beyond their authority. Some media said that the relevant plan will strengthen the control of the Prime Minister on judicial appointments and weaken the Supreme Court’s ability to overturn the decisions of the legislative or administrative departments.
The decision immediately triggered public opinion controversy. Some people took to the streets to protest and demand that the government stop promoting relevant reform plans. On February 13th, about 100,000 people gathered outside the Knesset to hold a protest.
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