Protests paralyze 'Israel': Sonic grenades, horses trample protesters

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Israeli settlers closed roads and train stations in protest against a draft judicial amendments bill that Benjamin Netanyahu's government is seeking to pass, while the Israeli Police Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, threatened protesters and ordered police to force roads open.

Israeli media reported that demonstrators were injured from sound grenades thrown at them by the police at the Hashalom junction in "Tel Aviv". For its part, Israeli media reported that Israeli police are no longer able to contain the protesters.

Israeli media cited protest organizers saying that the occupation police chief must dismiss those responsible for throwing sound grenades and trampling demonstrators with horses, adding that the Israeli police is bankrupt and has today turned into a "political police force."

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Israeli Channel 13 said that the demonstrators are refusing to leave the streets and insist on prolonging the protests. In the same context, violent confrontations broke out between demonstrators and the police in Ayalon in "Tel Aviv".

In response, Ben-Gvir threatened that the IOF must not tolerate demonstrators attacking police, calling on them to "confront the anarchists."

Netanyahu supports Ben Gvir

In turn, Netanyahu said, "we will not accept violence against police officers, and the right to demonstrate does not mean the right to chaos."

Netanyahu fully supports Ben-Gvir and other officials to use force against "lawbreakers and those who are disrupting daily life." Likewise, Israeli media expected the demonstrations to continue from 7 pm until midnight in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Al-Quds. 

On the other hand, the leader of the Israeli opposition, Yair Lapid, warned the police commissioner of Ben-Gvir's political and dangerous attempts to ignite the region.

Israeli media reported that demonstrations spread in the morning and demonstrators closed the roads in protest against the judicial amendments.

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It is noteworthy that last month, divisions within the occupying entity emerged. The former prime minister of the occupation government, Naftali Bennett, warned of a "civil war in Israel," calling for negotiations on the judicial amendments law.

Earlier last month, an Israeli institute published the results of a survey stating that "43% of the respondents believe that the amendments in the judicial system are not good, compared to 31% who believe they are."

Netanyahu's fist is slipping 

Last month, The New York Times published a piece by Peter Beinart, a professor of journalism and political science, titled "You Can’t Save Democracy in a Jewish State" in which the writer explained why "Israel" is not a democracy despite continuous claims by its officials on the importance of "saving democracy".

Beinart discussed the topic following an era of unprecedented chaos in "Israel", where Israeli demonstrators claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government has imperiled efforts to "preserve 'Israel' as a Jewish and democratic state."

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Former Prime Ministers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett and former minister Benny Gantz have also voiced their concerns on "saving democracy" in recent days. However, Beinart marked a significant difference in what is happening in "Israel", which has been likened to anti-populist demonstrations elsewhere in the world.