Anti-overhaul protests enter 20th week as compromise talks remain stalled
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(Worthy News) – Demonstrations against the government’s judicial overhaul entered their 20th week on Saturday night, as compromise talks between the coalition and opposition remained stalled and the government’s opponents decried its budget priorities.
Last week’s protests were downsized due to the threat of rocket fire from Gaza as Israel battled the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.
Protest organizers said Saturday’s rallies would be held in Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Jerusalem, Haifa and 150 other locations around the country “against the looming threat of a dictatorship in Israel.” [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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