After Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the leaders of the anti-reform protests immediately called a demonstration in Tel Aviv in front of the Defense Ministry.
Other demonstrators went to demonstrate in solidarity under the former minister's house in Jerusalem, and protests were also held in Beersheva and Haifa.
Protest leaders have called a mass demonstration at 2pm (local time) in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem.
"We will not allow any compromise - they argued - that damages the independence of the Supreme Court".
The same have asked that Minister Gallant be restored to responsibility for defence.
Today the government convened a Commission which intends to modify the mechanism for appointing judges to the Court, ensuring that the political majority has primacy in the choice.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid attacked Netanyahu's decision, arguing that "the prime minister can fire the minister, but he cannot dismiss the reality of the people of Israel who are resisting the madness of the majority."
The secretary general of the Histadrut, the powerful Labor union, Arnon Bar-David, has announced a press conference for today at which he may announce a general strike.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also intervened on the matter and asked Netanyahu to stop the justice reform which - he writes in a note reported by the local media - "weakens the judicial system".
Herzog appealed directly to the premier, also referring to the unrest in the country: "We have witnessed very difficult scenes. I appeal to the Prime Minister, the members of the government and the members of the coalition. For the good of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of the responsibility we are obligated to, I urge you to immediately stop the legislative process" of the reform.
ANSA Agency
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USA: 'DEEPLY CONCERNED, URGENTLY COMPROMISE'
"We are deeply concerned about ongoing developments in Israel, including the potential impact on military response capability raised by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who further underlines the urgent need for a compromise," the Security Council spokesman said. US national John Kirby commenting on Prime Minister Netanyahu's dismissal of the minister, 'guilty' of having asked to freeze the judicial reform that is dividing Israel.
"As the president recently discussed with ... Netanyahu directly, democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of US-Israel relations," the spokesman added.
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Democratic societies - he continued - are strengthened by genuine checks and balances and fundamental changes should be pursued with the widest possible base of popular support.
We continue to strongly urge Israeli leaders to find a compromise as soon as possible based on broad popular support."