A report from the Knesset
Tal Shalov and Vicky Adamker in the Knesset building ahead of the vote on the legal reform.
February 13, 2023 (Photo: Roni Knafo, Roni Knafo and Michael Braham)
1/15 (photo: official website, "Building an Alternative:")
Demonstrators at the train station on their way to protest against the legal revolution
Demonstrators at the train station on their way to protest against the legal revolution, February 13, 2023 (Photo: Flash 90, Eric Marmor)
Thousands of protesters across the country against the legal revolution
Demonstrators against the legal revolution, Tel Aviv, February 13, 2023 (Photo: Flash 90, Tomer Neuberg)
Women's demonstration in tribute to the "Story of a Handmaid" in Jerusalem
Women dressed in red robes and white hats in tribute to the "Story of a Handmaid", protesting against the legal revolution, Jerusalem, February 13, 2023 (photo: official website, "Building an Alternative:")
Michaeli: There is a desire to crush and eliminate democracy for one person
Labor Party Chairman Merav Michaeli said at a demonstration in Jerusalem that "I heard the response of the Minister of Justice to the President, who directly said we will not stop the legislation and there is nothing to talk about.
It is very clear that there is no good faith or desire to correct, there is a desire to crush and eliminate Israeli democracy in order to save one person.
MK Rothman raised the level of rapacity, we will continue to fight."
The Constitution Committee approved for the first reading parts of the legal revolution
"I have no other country" - the members of the Constitution Committee sang before the start of the votes 02.13.23 (Photo: Knesset Channel)
The Constitution Committee in the Knesset approved for first reading the section to change the method of electing judges
and the ban on the High Court of Justice to invalidate fundamental laws of the Knesset.
Demonstration at the Western Wall against the legal revolution: "This is not our way"
Dozens of demonstrators at the Western Wall as part of a protest against the legal revolution 02.13.23 (Photo: Merav Cohen)
Inbal from Modi'in came to demonstrate at the Western Wall.
"It's a place that connects Israeli and Jewish identity, and that's why we chose to start this day, then we'll continue marching to the Knesset," she said.
"Recently, the country is entering a very fast and dangerous train, I want it to slow down a bit and have a dialogue. I am neither a political person nor a person of demonstrations, but I think that if I don't raise my voice it will be too late. There is a feeling that things are done out of religious and Jewish values , but this is not our way. Even the name religious Zionism has been hijacked. There is a sense of panic that things are being done too quickly, and that is why everyone reacts in panic."
Thousands of vehicles and agricultural implements from the Galilee are on their way to the demonstration in Jerusalem
A convoy of vehicles from the Galilee on its way to a demonstration against the legal revolution in Jerusalem, February 13, 2023 (photo: official website, Haim Habalin)
The kibbutz movement said that thousands of vehicles and dozens of agricultural implements are making their way from the Upper Galilee and the Western Galilee on the way to the large demonstration in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem.
About a hundred parents and children are protesting in the Hamima Square in Tel Aviv
Demonstrators against the legal revolution, Tel Aviv, February 13, 2023 (Photo: Flash 90, Tomer Neuberg)
About a hundred parents and children are protesting in the Hamima Square in Tel Aviv.
"I took the boy here today instead of school. He is getting a lesson in being a responsible and involved citizen. Anyone who can do something should do it," Odelia said.
"Reform is not done by force, but by dialogue"
Hillel Meir, who came to the demonstration in Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, said that "there is a deep rift in the nation. You see a kippa and you think we are dark and fascist. We came here to say a prayer for the peace of the country where it is written 'Repent with good advice before you,' to send the message to leaders who do not reform by force but by talking And everyone's involvement. I'm in favor of a reform, but not one-sided, that will be acceptable to the majority of the people."
Thousands move by public transport towards the Knesset building
Protesters waiting for transportation in the Sharona complex in Tel Aviv (Photo: Uri Sela)
Thousands of demonstrators from all over the country travel by public transport and shuttles are organized towards the Knesset building, where the main demonstration will take place.
MK Rotman: "I welcome the president's initiative, we will advance the legislation"
Rothman in the Knesset, today (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, said before the committee's vote on articles in the reform that he welcomes the initiative of President Yitzhak Herzog, but the coalition will continue to promote the legislation and negotiations must be done at the same time.
"The president of the state was here for many, both in emphasizing the importance of unity in the people of Israel and in his standing for the vital need to reform the judicial system and in describing the injustices and failures, and in fact our motives for promoting reform and restoring justice to the judicial system," he said, but emphasized: "It is possible and necessary to uphold the Negotiations without delaying the legislation".
Demonstrators blocked the house of minister Wasserlauf in Tel Aviv
Demonstrators blocked the entrance to the home of Minister of the Negev and Galilee Yitzhak Waserlauf in Tel Aviv.
The minister condemned the activity of the protesters and said that "this is not democracy, this is anarchy. Demonstrations as freedom of speech yes, confrontations no. The attempts to threaten me and the government only strengthen us. We established a right-wing government to work for the people of Israel, sovereignty and governance. Democracy is on the ballot and probably All the disgruntled tweeters who lost the elections did not digest the loss. We came to make amends and will continue to do so."
On video: Activists against the legal revolution demonstrated outside the home of Minister Yitzhak Wasserlauf, Tel Aviv, February 13, 2023 (Walla system!)
Ahead of the vote in the Constitution Committee - strikes and protests across the country
Many workers across the country are on strike today as part of a protest against the reform to weaken the justice system promoted by the government.
At the same time, demonstrations are being held throughout the country, and a central demonstration outside the Knesset building in which tens of thousands are expected to participate.
The century is taking place at a time when the Constitution, Law and Simplification Committee chaired by MK Simcha Rothman is expected to vote for the first reading on two central sections of the reform - changing the method of electing judges so that the government and the coalition will have a majority in their selection, and eliminating the possibility of the Supreme Court to discuss or annul fundamental laws.
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