Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the main cities of Israel to protest after the dismissal of Yoav Gallant, who on Saturday publicly advocated pausing the process of the controversial judicial reform.
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuha destitute this Sunday to his defense minister, Yoav Gallantwho on Saturday publicly advocated pausing the processing of the controversy judicial reform to allow for dialogue.
Netanyahu has published a brief statement announcing Gallant’s departure in which he explains that he has lost confidence in him because “he has turned behind the government’s back,” reports the Israeli press. Netanyahu is on an official visit to the UK.
Gallant remains a deputy from Netanyahu’s Likud party, but it is not known whether he will remain in government, the result of a complex balance of power between the right-wing and far-right parties that make up Netanyahu’s coalition.
Gallant broke on Saturday the monolithic defense of the Israeli government of the controversial judicial reform promoted by Netanyahu and that has plunged the country into a deep political crisis due to opposition protests, which denounces a threat to the division of powers.
“I have never seen the level of hatred and pain that I see now. The division in society reaches the Army (the reservists have shown themselves against the reform) and this poses an immediate and tangible danger to the security of the State. No I’m going to give in on this. We need to change the judiciary, but important changes must be made through dialogue. The legislative process must be stopped,” Gallant said in a televised address.
12 weeks of protests
More of 630,000 people (300,000 of them in Tel Aviv) have taken to the streets of the main cities of Israel for to protest against controversy judicial reform promoted by the Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to data from the conveners.
This is already the 12th consecutive week of protests against judicial reform, and the most massive, with record numbers, for having coincided with Minister Gallant’s announcement.
The judicial reform would give the government full control over the appointment of Supreme Court judges and prevent courts from vetoing rules passed by Parliament. The rule must be definitively approved next week.
Protests in Tel Aviv, this Saturday. EFE.
Source: Eitb
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