The unrest in Israel worsened after the firing of the defense minister who criticized judicial reform.
Israel has announced “National Paralysis Week” starting tomorrow. Doctors, students, teachers and union members will not go to work, demanding that the Netanyahu government cancel the judicial reform. This was reported by The Jerusalem Post on Sunday, March 26.
“There is a risk that the hospitals will not be able to work in a full way because of the lack of staff,” the newspaper said.
Also, a group of Israeli universities announced a strike from March 27, the media wrote. Classes will be suspended in protest against judicial reform and the resignation of the defense minister who criticized it.
Protests broke out in several Israeli cities after Netanyahu’s decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Galant, who called on the head of government to halt judicial reform.
According to YNet, protesters in Tel Aviv blocked the Ayalon highway in both directions, some of them burning tires and setting up barricades. About a thousand protesters gathered on Azza Street in Jerusalem, where Netanyahu’s residence is located.
On January 4, Justice Minister Yariv Levin presented a plan for judicial reform in Israel. This includes giving the government unlimited control over the appointment of judges and reducing the powers of the Supreme Court. Opponents of the reform accused the authors of the bill of seeking to concentrate power in the hands of the ruling party.
Recall that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after his disagreement over judicial reform.
Source: korrespondent
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