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Protests continue in Israel – but this time the supporters of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government were on the streets. Tens of thousands of supporters of the controversial judicial restructuring, which is intended to curtail the control function of the judiciary, were mobilized by the government and demonstrated on Thursday in front of the parliament in Jerusalem. They waved Israeli flags – just like the government critics at their weekly demonstrations. Israeli media estimated the number of participants at more than 100,000 people. According to the German Press Agency, the organizers had organized shuttle buses across the country. Even then, it would be massive support for the government and a sign that the far-right, ultra-religious coalition enjoys strong support in Israeli society.
For the opponents of the government, the fight against the restructuring of the judiciary is far from over: Netanyahu has postponed the proposed law, but not repealed it, and is now trying to apply pressure from the streets. That doesn’t bode well for the cohesion of Israeli society: Once again, the dividing lines between a liberal, progressive section and conservative to ultra-religious sections are becoming apparent. But both are united by the nation as an area of identification, as indicated by the ubiquitous national flags during protests on both sides.
And the Israeli Palestinians? They don’t appear in these arguments, they stand aside, as if it didn’t affect them as Israeli citizens. Probably nobody from the anti-government protest movement seriously involved them. This is also one of their greatest weaknesses in dealing with a government that seeks to marginalize minorities.
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