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Tens of thousands protest again against government in Israel

Published September 03,2023
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Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets again on Saturday to demonstrate in Tel Aviv and other cities across the country against the policies of the country's right-wing religious government.

The organizers of the protests had previously announced that they would coordinate with security forces after heavy clashes between Eritrean migrants and police at a demonstration hours earlier. Dozens of people were injured in the riots in south Tel Aviv.

Mass protests against government policies have been a regular occurrence in Israel for more than half a year.

At the end of July, as part of a highly controversial restructuring of the judiciary, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government coalition passed a law restricting the Supreme Court's ability to act.

Critics see the government's actions as a threat to Israel's democracy.

On September 12, the Supreme Court is due to consider petitions against the law.