Demonstrations against the legal revolution throughout the country (Avi Rokah, Karin Sagi)
The protest against the legal revolution escalated yesterday (Wednesday), following a series of demonstrations in many centers in Israel that began in the morning and continued until night, causing many disruptions in the country.
As part of the protests, the protesters blocked roads, which led the police to use stun grenades and stun grenades to disperse them. About 60 people were arrested during the day of the protests, and 11 were injured and needed medical treatment in the hospital. Dozens if not hundreds more suffered superficial injuries during the clashes and They needed treatment.
The protest began in the morning with blockades of major roads in Israel, including Highway 1 at Shaar HaGai, where, among other things, reservists and members of the "Brothers in Arms" movement demonstrated. Demonstrators also stopped train traffic at the Binyamina station by preventing it from continuing its journey, this at the same time as a demonstration held at an intersection in the city Many demonstrators also came to Haifa, the Goma junction in the Galilee and the Elishma interchange in Sharon. Among the groups that participated in the demonstrations were Heitkists, farmers, doctors and students.
Towards noon, the demonstrations that took place in Tel Aviv intensified, which became the main focus of the protest.
Thousands of people demonstrated near the Azrieli buildings, and broke through the police blockades there.
After losing control of the demonstration, the police began to use force against the demonstrators, including using stun grenades.
As a result of the clashes, 11 people were injured and transferred to the Ichilov Hospital, and dozens were arrested.
The demonstration near Azrieli, yesterday (Photo: Reuters, Ilan Rosenberg)
After touring the PAK in Tel Aviv with Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gabir said that he supports the police and called the protesters "anarchists".
"Throughout the morning the police were very patient with the anarchists, but from the moment they crossed all the borders, broke through barriers and threw them at the policemen, threw stones at the policemen and led to anarchy, the Israel Police must use all the means at their disposal to maintain public order and the routine of life of Israeli citizens".
The organizers of the protest denied that stones were thrown at the police.
"It should be emphasized that there is no record of stone throwing - because it is an event that only happened in the feverish mind of the stone thrower Ben Gabir."
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The demonstration in Jerusalem, last night (Photo: Avi Rokah)
The protests resumed towards the evening, when this time the focus shifted to Jerusalem, where hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the Prime Minister's residence on Gaza Street.
During the event, dozens of protesters broke through the police barriers, who announced to them that they would be evicted in response.
In Tel Aviv, the demonstrations that lasted until midnight were renewed.
In one of their hubs in the city, in Madinah Square, about a thousand protesters spontaneously gathered outside the hair salon where at the time the Prime Minister's wife Sara Netanyahu was staying.
The protesters shouted at the place "shame, shame", and only three hours later they were evacuated by the police.
Demonstration in front of the barber shop in Madinah Square in Tel Aviv where Netanyahu was staying, yesterday (photo: official website, Or Hadar)
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In view of the intensifying demonstrations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke, accusing the leaders of the opposition of encouraging the demonstrations and disturbances, and called for calm.
In his speech he compared the demonstrations against the legal revolution to the violence in Hawara at the beginning of the week.
"Yesterday in Hawara, in front of the terrible murder of two wonderful brothers, I said to the lawbreakers: We will not tolerate a situation where an honest person does. And I say it again to the lawbreakers who crossed red lines in Tel Aviv today: We will not tolerate a situation where an honest person does," Netanyahu said in his speech.
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