Saturday, February 25, 2023

A show of ‘power and unity’: Tens of thousands expected at anti-government protests

Tens of thousands of Israelis were expected to attend an eighth week of mass protests against the government’s judicial overhaul on Saturday night, with organizers vowing to show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu their “power and unity” after he said he wanted “punch” protesters.

“Anyone who wants to punch and beat us will discover our power and unity tonight,” organizers said in a statement on Saturday morning.

Netanyahu said during a Friday meeting he wanted to punch protesters opposed to his coalition’s effort to overhaul the judiciary and compared the demonstrators to anti-vaxxers.

Large-scale protests centered around Tel Aviv were again expected on Saturday night.

Saturday’s protest was set to start at 6 p.m. with a march from Dizengoff Square to Kaplan Street, the site of the demonstration. READ MORE