Riot in Knesset: settlers tried to break into the meeting hall
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Israeli media talk about a "riot" in the Knesset after settlers tried to storm the meeting room before the vote on the "reasonableness" bill.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, occupied Al-Quds, July 10, 2023 (AP)
Israeli media reported on Monday that settlers attempted to storm the Knesset in protest against the judicial amendments, noting that the guards forcibly removed them.
"The demonstrators tried to forcefully enter the plenary session of the Knesset, which is very rare," Yara Shapira, Kan's correspondent for Knesset affairs, said.
This came in conjunction with the Israeli Knesset members' discussion of the judicial amendments, which sparked a wave of anger against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and revealed the size of the existing division within "Israel".
Simultaneously, the head of the occupation, Isaac Herzog, said, "Our weapon of social cohesion is threatened with collapse and erosion."
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Israeli media announced that a "riot" was taking place in the Knesset after settlers tried to storm the meeting room before the vote on the "reasonableness" bill, with regard to judicial amendments, in the first reading.
According to the Israeli media, the "law" aims to restrict the court's powers within the framework of the government's plan to weaken the judiciary amid estimates that the government coalition would endorse the draft law in its mitigated or current form.
If the bill passes in the first reading, the Israeli occupation is expected to witness widespread protests, according to what the media reported.
The Israeli protest leaders vowed to organize demonstrations the likes of which "Israel" had not seen, threatening to block traffic throughout the occupied territories, including Ben Gurion International Airport.
Israeli settlers protesting against the Israeli occupation government's planned judicial reform have blocked the main highway in "Tel Aviv", a Sputnik correspondent reported yesterday.
Over 100,000 Israelis gathered for a protest in central "Tel Aviv" on the 27th consecutive Saturday. Most of the demonstrators dispersed on Saturday night, but a group of protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway, shouting slogans against the government of Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Last Saturday, about 130,000 people protested against the judicial reform in "Tel Aviv" alone, with a total of 300,000 having protested across occupied Palestine.
Earlier this week, Israeli occupation police used water cannons to disperse protesters who blocked the Ayalon Highway in response to the sacking of the "Tel Aviv" police chief Ami Eshed.
On Thursday, leaders of the protests pledged to escalate the situation starting next week, with roads blocked and rallies taking place outside the homes of the Knesset members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition.
The leaders called for a demonstration "such as has never been seen before" in the occupied Palestinian territories on Tuesday, which would be one day after the Knesset is due to kickstart the plenum votes on the bill that has brought hundreds of thousands of Israeli settlers to the streets over its overhaul of the judiciary.
The protesters reiterated their demand for no negotiations until the judicial legislation is shelved altogether, Israeli media reported.
It is noteworthy that in late March, Netanyahu announced the suspension of the legislative process on judicial reform in order to negotiate and reach a compromise with its opponents. The decision came against the backdrop of major violent protests against the reform.
The Israeli occupation Prime Minister claimed in late June that his government would drop the most controversial part of the judicial reform designed to enable the Knesset to override the rulings of the Supreme Court.
