Massive Israeli Protests Against Judicial Overhaul as Netanyahu Departs for US
Thousands of Israelis across the nation rallied against the government's judicial overhaul in a 37th week of protests, coinciding with a demonstration at Ben Gurion Airport as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on his journey to the United States. In Tel Aviv, demonstrators kicked off the evening with what they dubbed "The Victory of Democracy March" from Independence Hall on Rothschild Boulevard, the very place where Israel's establishment was declared, to the primary protest location on Kaplan Street. Many protesters wore white attire in honour of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, while others prominently displayed a banner reading, "The dictatorship will collapse."
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