According to Pinchas Idan, Chairman of the Board of the Airports Authority, on Monday Ben Gurion Airport will only receive flights, all flights have been suspended indefinitely.
The doctors’ union has announced a total strike in the health system since March 28. The union took this step to force supporters and opponents of judicial reform to come to the negotiating table and find a basis for compromise. “Democratic order and an independent judiciary are the foundations of a normal society and a modern health care system. It’s time to say ‘enough’,” union president Zion Hagai said.
Moreover, the General Federation of Trade Unions has decided to join the protests. While the protest movement was gaining momentum, the head of this association refused to support it. The position changed after the announcement of the resignation of Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
As part of the general strike, shopping centers will be closed, and from Tuesday, nurseries. Local authorities will not accept visitors.
Protests in Israel against judicial reform led by the Netanyahu government have been going on for three months. More than 600,000 people took to the streets last Sunday. The proposed bill should limit the influence of the Supreme Court on the process of adopting fundamental laws, allow parliamentarians to challenge court decisions and give the government control over the procedure for appointing judges. The protesters believe that the reform as presented undermines the democratic foundations of the state.
Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog has also spoken out against the government’s planned changes. He urged the government to immediately stop enacting the judicial reform, which has caused public discontent. “In the interest of the unity of the people of Israel, in the interest of accountability, I call on you to immediately stop the legislative process,” he wrote on the social network Twitter (blocked in the Russian Federation). Russia).
According to him, the planned reform has led to a tense socio-political situation in the country. “A deep anxiety has gripped the nation. National security, economy, society – everything is under threat,” the Israeli president said.
Divided Reform and Cabinet Members. If the finance minister does not oppose the suspension of the reform, then Israel’s justice and national security ministers, on the contrary, threaten dismissal if Netanyahu makes concessions to the protesters.
As “Kan” radio learned, the Israeli Prime Minister could, on Monday, March 27, declare a freeze on the reform of the judicial system. However, this will only be possible after the competent Knesset committee approves a bill to change the composition of the judicial appointments committee.
Netanyahu was supposed to deliver an address to the nation on Monday morning, but his address was postponed indefinitely precisely because of disagreements within the government.
