Thousands of students demonstrated today (Monday) in more than 14 academic institutions against the legal reforms of Yariv Levin: N.
Dov Salzberger of the student protest, said that "Today the students showed unequivocally, we are against the regime change! We call on the government to withdraw from the destructive reform to the judicial system, its independence It is a cornerstone of democracy!"
"Fighting for democracy": hundreds of students demonstrated against the Levin reform at Ben Gurion University / Photo: Yaniv Zohar
Shir Lisk, a doctoral student in data science at the Technion, added: "We students at the Technion and throughout the country want to live here in peace and democracy, for that we must protect the separation of powers, and for that we came here today to take responsibility for the future of all of us."
The student demonstration at Ben Gurion University, photo: Dodo Greenspan
At Ben Gurion University in Be'er Sheva there was a relatively quiet demonstration under the title "Student protest; fighting for democracy".
Chantings like, "Freedom, Shavin, Quality of Government" on the megaphone didn't really ignite the crowd that came.
On the other hand, a representative of the If You Want movement stood alone outside the Mossad gate, according to the university, she did not ask to hold the demonstration in an orderly manner before.
The student protest in Reichman,
During the demonstration in Jerusalem, the police arrested four students.
On behalf of the student protest, it was stated: "We strongly condemn the bullying of the Jerusalem police officers towards students who wish to exercise their right to protest and raise their voices against the coup d'état. It seems that the police officers in Jerusalem have decided to violently suppress a legitimate protest. It is hard not to wonder who the police are serving in view of the harsh scenes and the unnecessary violence that was used against law-abiding students".
independent organization
The protest was organized by a new body called the "Student Protest", which published a statement yesterday according to which "thousands of students will strike classes tomorrow for an hour and hold demonstrations on campuses against the coup d'état".
According to them, in more than ten academic institutions from all over the country, including Tel Aviv University, Reichman University, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Technion, the students will leave classes, strike the studies for an hour, between 12:30-13:30.
As a sign of protest against the coup d'état promoted by the government, which threatens to eliminate democracy and dismantle the separation of powers in Israel.
The student protest at Tel Aviv University,
The shutdown and protest demonstrations are led by the "Student Protest" group, who claim that it is an independent organization without party or other organizational identification.
According to them, "the shutdown and the demonstrations tomorrow constitute the opening shot for a long, determined and uncompromising struggle against the regime coup which is expected to include many and varied protest actions in the coming period inside and outside the campuses".
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