Israelis protests for fifth week against Netanyahu government

Jerusalem : Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in several cities to protest the government’s plan to reform the judicial system.
The largest protest is being held in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, which was attended by thousands of people, Xinhua news agency reported.
Demonstrators have rallied for five weeks in a row to voice their discontent with the judicial reforms proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. They say the reforms will weaken the courts and give the ruling coalition more power.
“These people (protestors) came to save our country,” said former Prime Minister Yair Lapid at the demonstration in Haifa, northern Israel. “We will fight this in the parliament and the courts … and we will save our country.” Also Read Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu government Netanyahu and his partners say the changes are necessary in order to limit the judicial system’s power, which has become too powerful in recent decades. They also say the supreme court often intervenes in political issues that should be determined by the parliament.
Netanyahu has vowed to push forward with the reforms despite the protests.