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2:16 p.m. : The general strike is beginning to take shape in the country, where Ben-Gurion International Airport has announced the cessation of flights from Tel Aviv. The ring road in the economic capital is blocked, the ports of Haifa and Ashdod are at a standstill and all McDonald’s restaurants have closed, according to Ha’aretz And The Guardian.
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2:08 p.m. : In Jerusalem, thousands of opponents of the reform still demonstrate in front of the Parliamentbefore a counter-demonstration in support of the government scheduled for the evening.
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2:16 p.m. : @Jeans : The country is indeed hanging on an announcement by the Prime Minister, given as imminent by the Israeli media since this morning. Benyamin Netanyahu has just tweeted to call the protesters “right and left” To “act responsibly” and without violence.
2:06 p.m. : Any news from Netanyahu, who was due to speak this morning to talk about his disputed reform? #seulelaluttepaye #kisses
11:04 am : Demonstrations resumed this morning, notably in front of the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem. At Tel Aviv airport, the largest in the country, flights have ceased since the announcement this morning of a general strike.
10:58 : The Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France takes a stand on the political crisis in Israel: he calls on the government of Binyamin Netanyahu to “suspend the reform” of Justice, “vstaking into account the deep division generated in the entire Jewish world”.
10:28 : Even in his party, the Israeli Prime Minister is losing support: two Likud deputies expressed on Twitter their support for the sacked Defense Minister, also from this formation. A position that is all the more significant as the majority of Benyamin Netanyahu’s government in the Israeli Parliament only holds four seats.
10:29 : Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid calls Benyamin Netanyahu “to cancel the dismissal of Yoav Gallant”the Minister of Defence, guilty of having expressed his opposition to the justice reform project. “The State of Israel cannot at this time, faced with threats on all fronts, authorize a change of Minister of Defense”justifies Yaïr Lapid, who had welcomed the statements of Yoav Gallant.
09:38 : “As soon as this press conference is over, the State of Israel stops” : the president of the largest trade union center in Israel, Arnon Bar David, calls for an immediate general strike to protest against the justice reform project.
07:28 : The President of Israel, Isaac Herzogcalls on Twitter Binyamin Netanyahu’s government to be arrested “immediately” legislative work on the judicial reform project, “in the name of the unity of the people of Israel” and in reaction to “deep concern” expressed by the protesters. A notable position despite its essentially symbolic role as guarantor of institutions.
06:20 : Demonstrations took place in more than 150 places across the country, police say. Israel’s main labor and business leaders, who met yesterday, are expected to call a general strike today, according to several media Israelis, who report that Binyamin Netanyahu is now considering a pause in the application of his justice reform, which would reduce the power of the Supreme Court over politicians. The White House said “deeply concerned” and call the “compromise”.
06:15 : Now at Tel Aviv highway: Police is trying to disperse the protest @haaretzcomhttps://t.co/I1s2ll5VEc
09:05 : A large crowd gathered last night in Tel Aviv to protest against the Israeli justice reform project, in reaction to the dismissal of the Minister of Defense by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The highway occupied by the demonstrators was finally evacuated by the police, reports a journalist from the Israeli daily Ha’aretz.
(HAREL BEN NUN / ANADOLU AGENCY / ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP)
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