Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters demonstrate against proposed legal reforms, with historian Yuval Noah Harari telling a rally if far-right Netanyahu government does not stop 'it will soon learn what happens when we get angry'
Israeli historian tells demonstrators in 27th weekend of protests to "act against" policies of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, accusing it of sabotaging "Israeli dream".Tens of thousands of Israeli protesters have packed Tel Aviv and other cities to demonstrate against proposed legal reforms they say could mean more authoritarian government, with historian Yuval Noah Harari warning the far-right government of ramifications.
Israeli media estimated turnout at Saturday's protest in Tel Aviv – the 27th since the reform agenda was unveiled in January – at 150,000, ahead of a vote on Monday in parliament on a key provision of the proposed overhaul."We must act against what the Netanyahu government is doing to our country and to the Israeli dream," Harari told the rally.
Protesters also condemned the ouster of Tel Aviv's police chief, Ami Eshed, who said this week he was forced to resign because of political pressure to act violently toward protesters. Police used water cannon to disperse some 100 demonstrators who blocked a main highway in the coastal city, an AFP news agency journalist said.
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