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Thousands of people demonstrated in Tel Aviv (Israel), Sunday, March 27, to protest against the government’s justice reform project. And this, while the Minister of Defense has been dismissed.
In the streets of Tel Aviv (Israel), Sunday evening March 26, thousands of people marched through the main arteries of the city. A wave of blue and white flags. Protesters are screaming their anger after the ousting of Defense Minister Yoav Galant. A dismissal announced by Benjamin Netanyahu in a press release. Very quickly, spontaneous gatherings took place in front of the residence of the Israeli Prime Minister. The police used water cannons to disperse the crowd.
“We are here to defend our democratic values”
For nearly three months, demonstrations have been multiplying to protest against a project to reform the justice system. It would give more power to elected officials over judges. An anti-democratic law, according to opponents. “We are here to defend our democratic values, the values on which this country was built, for which our grandparents and our parents fought. And we continue this fight”says a father.