After a week of high tensions and violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing another wave of protests against his government. His attempt to overhaul the legal system sparked the largest demonstrations in the country’s history. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Tel Aviv. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Israel #IsraelProtests #IsraelPoliticalCrisis #BenjaminNetanyahu #IsraelJudicialOverhaul #IsraelUSTies
For the thirteenth week in a row, tens of thousands of protesters have turned out in Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul. Rallies were held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and other cities. That is despite Netanyahu delaying the changes by a few weeks, to reach a compromise with opposition parties. Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from Tel Aviv. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Israel #IsraelProtests #IsraelPoliticalCrisis #BenjaminNetanyahu #IsraelJudicialOverhaul #IsraelUSTies
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a compromise on his controversial judicial reforms could be possible. The proposals have sparked the biggest protests in the nation’s history. Critics fear the changes will harm the independence of the judiciary. US President Joe Biden is urging Netanyahu to abandon the plan. Netanyahu says Israel will not bow to international pressure but he has denied any rift between Israel and Washington. Al Jazeera’s Marwan Bishara says Netanyahu did not expect President Biden to tell him to drop his judicial overhaul. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram […]
Israeli police have fired stun grenades in Tel Aviv as scuffles broke out across the country amid a “day of disruption” protest as lawmakers ploughed ahead with judicial changes that opponents see as a threat to democracy. “Israel is not a dictatorship, Israel is not Hungary,” protesters blocking the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem shouted on Wednesday, waving blue and white Israeli flags. Police on horseback tried to stop demonstrators breaching barricades as traffic piled up. Al Jazeera’s Imran Khan reports from the occupied East Jerusalem. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our […]
