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Thousands of people came this evening (Thursday) to the demonstration of support for the legal revolution that is taking place at this time in front of the Knesset building, with the police preparing for thousands more to arrive later this evening.
The organizers of the protest ordered over a thousand buses that transported the demonstrators from hundreds of points throughout the country.
Israel Railways announced that if necessary - trips will be increased.
This is the second pro-revolution demonstration held in Jerusalem, the first took place on the evening when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced the delay of the legislation - then thousands came to demonstrate in front of the Knesset building.
Ahead of the demonstration, the police will increase their forces in the area of Kiryat al-Yamel in order to secure the demonstrators and prevent possible friction.
At this time, hundreds of police officers increase the current activity in the city center, in the area of the Knesset and the Supreme Court.
Following the protest, Eliezer Kaplan and Yoel Sussman streets were closed to vehicular traffic, in the section between Darech Rupin Street (Hakhor Square) and Agrant Square (Rabin St.).
Yitzhak Rabin Boulevard was also blocked in the section between the Kochav intersection (Begin road) and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Boulevard in both directions;
Sixth Hanasi St., in the section from Shazer St. to Rabin St.
Additional streets in the area may be blocked.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in the previous protest in favor of the legal revolution (Photo: Niv Aharonson)
In preparation for the demonstration, elected officials and key figures came out in recent days calling for the "demonstration of the million", including Minister of Justice Yariv Levin, Chairman of the Constitutional Committee Simcha Rotman and Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich. their classes and wrote to the students: "There will be no class this week because I will not come to the Beit Midrash and neither will you."
In an attempt to bring the ultra-Orthodox public to the protest as well, which may come in significant numbers, Peshkivilim were hanged in recent hours in Bnei Brak and Jerusalem, but no instruction has yet arrived from the great Torah scholars and rabbis of the communities that you explicitly call them to go demonstrate.
This morning, an article against participation in the demonstration was published in "Yeted Na'aman", the Degel-Hatorah faction's website, entitled - "What is the purpose of serving in the cemetery". However, several different ultra-Orthodox groups are expected to participate in the demonstration. For example, Rabbi Meir Mazuz ,The head of the Mercy Seat Yeshiva and one of the most prominent rabbis on the ultra-Orthodox street - published an official letter of support for the demonstration and called it the "peace rally".
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Demonstrators at the previous demonstration in Jerusalem, March 27 (Photo: Niv Aharonson)
In a video he uploaded yesterday on social networks, Levin called for coming to the demonstration.
"I need you, we all need to go up to Jerusalem tomorrow, in great force to make a clear voice in favor of legal reform, in favor of true democracy, in favor of justice."
The Minister of Justice joined other members of the Knesset from the coalition who support and organize the demonstration of support.
Some members of the Likud party, religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit are expected to participate among the demonstrators, including Bezalel Smotrich, Itamar Ben Gabir, Shlomo Karai and Simcha Rothman.
MK Gilad Karib from the Labor Party commented on the call of the Minister of Justice and said: "Yariv Levin continues to set dubious records when he calls on the public to come and demonstrate in favor of his coup d'état plans, while he has completely failed in fulfilling his current tasks as Minister of Justice.
It is appropriate that Levin remembers his obligations towards the entire public and completes the huge gaps that have accumulated in legislative matters in recent months."
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