Severe protests against Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel

– Prime Minister’s family moved to security agency headquarters

– Dismissal of Defense Minister Gallant, who went against the government

Jerusalem – Demonstrations erupted on Sunday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who proposed reforms to Israel’s judiciary. A massive political upheaval began in Israel after more than six million people took to the streets to protest against the government. Besides, Defense Minister Yoav Galant took a stand against the government regarding reforms to Israel’s judiciary. Prime Minister Netanyahu then sacked him. This intensified the protests against Netanyahu. Moreover, the senior diplomatic officer at the Israeli embassy in the US has also resigned from his post in protest of Galant’s resignation.

Due to intense protests, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s family members were immediately moved from the government residence to the Shin Bet security agency headquarters. Considering this severe opposition, there have been indications that Prime Minister Netanyahu will withdraw the Judiciary Reform Bill. At the same time, some analysts and news organisations in Israel have been expressing concern that these upheavals going on in Israel prove beneficial for their enemy countries.

Besides, the government will have full power to appoint judges in Israel’s judiciary. Also, Prime Minister Netanyahu proposed reforms earlier this year that would allow the government to change laws that challenge the country’s security. Moreover, Netanyahu’s government had claimed this would end liberal interference in Israel’s judiciary. But the opposition alleged that the reforms were an increase in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s powers.

After that, for the last three months, Netanyahu’s political opponents had organised demonstrations in different cities of Israel. However, Netanyahu was firm in implementing the reforms without succumbing to this pressure. But suddenly, on Sunday, Defense Minister Galant took a stand against his government and opposed the reforms in the judiciary. Eventually, Prime Minister Netanyahu removed Galant from his post. Additionally, nearly six to seven million people staged fierce protests against Netanyahu’s government in different cities in Israel.

At this time, the protesters set a huge amount of arson. Teachers, students and some international organisations have also participated in this. Moreover, the security forces of Israel have been deployed to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. Also, flights to Israel’s airports have been suspended until further notice. Besides, there have been claims that the Israeli police and the army have been divided in this. In addition, the protests have also disrupted operations in Israel’s embassies worldwide. Some analysts and news organisations in Israel have been claiming that enemy countries have created this chaos to overthrow Netanyahu’s government in Israel.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Netanyahu was supposed to make an important announcement regarding these reforms in the coming weeks. But after the developments of the last twenty-four hours, there have been reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu will announce an important decision on Monday late. Therefore, the world’s attention has been drawn to the developments in Israel.

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