[[{"content_id":377382,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Tens of thousands of angry protesters rail against Israeli premier's extremist policies","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"For the 22nd week in a row, tens of thousands have taken to the streets across the occupied territories in protest at the extremist policies of the Zionist regime’s prime minister's far-right cabinet.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"The rallies took place in Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, with the regime&#39;s media estimating the number of protesters at around 100,000 in the coastal city of Tel Aviv alone.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe rallies have been taking place every Saturday since Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to push through with his controversial and highly unpopular judicial overhaul plan.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIf passed through the Knesset, the plan would rob the regime&#39;s Supreme Court of the power to overrule politicians&#39; decisions. The political figures would be also empowered to significantly influence the process of selection of the court&#39;s judges.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nNetanyahu&#39;s cabinet, a crossover among his Likud Party as well as hard-right and ultra-Orthodox allies, alleges that the overhaul is needed to end decades of overreach by judicial authorities, while opponents say the changes threaten to usher in a &quot;dictatorship.&quot;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFaced with overwhelming public pressure, Netanyahu put the plan on a temporary pause in late March, although his extremist cabinet has vowed to push ahead with it.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSeveral Israeli leaders have warned that the entity is facing &ldquo;real danger&rdquo; as back-to-back protests have hit cities amid bitter rifts over the extremist direction of the regime. They include Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, who has warned of &ldquo;collapse&rdquo; and &ldquo;implosion.&rdquo;&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&quot;We will keep demonstrating to show them that even if they have paused the ... plan, we will stay mobilized -- they will not be able to pass laws on the sly,&quot; a protester told AFP.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe Saturday rallies came after on Friday, several hundred people gathered outside Netanyahu&#39;s private residence in north of Tel Aviv in a demonstration that the police labeled as unauthorized.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIsraeli forces clashed with the protesters, arresting a total of 17 people, three of whom were detained close to Netanyahu&rsquo;s residence and 14 others outside police stations.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFootage emerging from the rallies showed security forces trying to forcefully evict the protesters from the area by shoving and beating them.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The rallies took place in Tel Aviv and other cities on Saturday, with the regime&#39;s media estimating the number of protesters at around 100,000 in the coastal city of Tel Aviv alone.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The rallies have been taking place every Saturday since Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to push through with his controversial and highly unpopular judicial overhaul plan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">If passed through the Knesset, the plan would rob the regime&#39;s Supreme Court of the power to overrule politicians&#39; decisions. The political figures would be also empowered to significantly influence the process of selection of the court&#39;s judges.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Netanyahu&#39;s cabinet, a crossover among his Likud Party as well as hard-right and ultra-Orthodox allies, alleges that the overhaul is needed to end decades of overreach by judicial authorities, while opponents say the changes threaten to usher in a &quot;dictatorship.&quot;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Faced with overwhelming public pressure, Netanyahu put the plan on a temporary pause in late March, although his extremist cabinet has vowed to push ahead with it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Several Israeli leaders have warned that the entity is facing &ldquo;real danger&rdquo; as back-to-back protests have hit cities amid bitter rifts over the extremist direction of the regime. They include Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, who has warned of &ldquo;collapse&rdquo; and &ldquo;implosion.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&quot;We will keep demonstrating to show them that even if they have paused the ... plan, we will stay mobilized -- they will not be able to pass laws on the sly,&quot; a protester told AFP.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The Saturday rallies came after on Friday, several hundred people gathered outside Netanyahu&#39;s private residence in north of Tel Aviv in a demonstration that the police labeled as unauthorized.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Israeli forces clashed with the protesters, arresting a total of 17 people, three of whom were detained close to Netanyahu&rsquo;s residence and 14 others outside police stations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Footage emerging from the rallies showed security forces trying to forcefully evict the protesters from the area by shoving and beating them.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2023-06-04 11:01:43","content_date_event":"2023-06-04 11:01:43","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2023-06-04 11:05:55","content_date_register":"2023-06-04 11:05:55","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Tens of thousands of angry protesters rail against Israeli premier's extremist policies","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_150_75.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_300_151.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_320_161.jpg","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_320_161.jpg","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_320_161.jpg","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934_320_161.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2683079934,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202306\/514974_2683079934.jpg","width":320,"height":161,"size":0}}}]}]]