After the week in which the government decided to re-advance the reform of the judicial system, the leaders of the "resistance to the dictatorship" are gearing up for another round of struggle against the reform and calling on citizens to come out on Saturday evening to send a message to the government that the legislation will not pass.
The weekly march ahead of the demonstration will leave at 19:00 from Dizengoff Square and among the speakers in Kaplan will be former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Attorney Daphna Holtz Lechner and Dr. Amir Khanifas from the Druze protest. It will also feature Ilan Peled.
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Other main sites for demonstrations include Haifa, Jerusalem, Ashdod, Karkur Junction, Be'er Sheva, Beit Shemesh and Netanya.
The leaders of the "resistance to dictatorship" said: "The State of Israel is entering another round of struggle following the government's renewed attempt to pass the dictatorial corruption laws. The salami is already here, and the first slice is the law abolishing judicial review, which will harm the High Court of Justice and allow the government to legalize anything that runs. Once the government resumes legislative action, the demonstrators embark on another round until the threat is removed. The force built in Kaplan and in demonstrations across the country will stop the dictatorship."
Expected road closures:
Due to the demonstration, starting at 17:30 P.M., the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic: Kaplan Street will be blocked from Ibn Gvirol Street to Menachem Begin Road in both directions. Kaplan Junction and Menachem Begin Road will be blocked to the north and south (including the sediments). The Peace Bridge ramps will be closed to the north and south (it will not be possible to descend to Route 20). Yigal Alon Junction - Peace will be blocked to the west. The Yigal Alon – Made in Israel junction will be blocked (vehicles will be diverted to Made in Israel Street). The Made in Israel Peace Junction will be blocked (vehicles will be diverted east). Peace Junction - Youth Aliyah will be blocked to the east. Yigal Alon - Peace Junction will be blocked to the south. Yigal Alon - Tuval junction will be blocked to the north. Yitzhak Sadeh Junction - The locksmith will be blocked to the north. Exit from Ben Avigdor Street to Hamasger Street will not be allowed. The streets of Migal Alon in the direction of Aminadav, Kremnicki, Tuval, Vicky Shiran and the exit from the gas station will be blocked (traffic will be allowed from HaSolelim Street).
The protest at the Horev Center in Haifa
Against the background of the expected renewal of legal legislation, the police are preparing for another procession that will take place in Haifa from the Carmel Center to Horeb starting at 17:00. Changes will be made to traffic arrangements and vehicles will be diverted to alternative routes. In addition, public transportation will also be diverted to other routes and it is recommended to check the various websites.
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Road closures and traffic arrangements:
Starting at 17:00, vehicular traffic will not be allowed on Hanasi Boulevard from the Bikurim Junction towards the Horev Center in both directions. During the procession, entry and exit from the neighborhoods of Kabir, Carmelia and Chambor will be possible via Scopus Street and by sea. In addition, Horev Junction is expected to be blocked from all directions until the protest ends.
Meanwhile, Hanasi / Moriah Boulevard will be blocked to traffic in the section between Bikurim / Wolfson / Tzafririm, and later Moriah Boulevard from Tzafririm Junction to Horev Center and the adjacent streets. The roads will gradually open as the procession progresses.
Streets that will be blocked to traffic:
PICA / Horev / Gat
junction PICA / Hadassah junction towards Horev center PICA / Harel junction towards Horev center Horev / Freud
street junction towards Horev center Disraeli / Horev junction towards Horev center Mapu / Moriah
junction towards Horev
center
Traffic from Sefer Square towards Horev Center will be allowed up to Mapu Junction for those coming towards Carmel Hospital only. Arrival to the hospital and Harofeh Street will be possible from Freud Street
Arrival at Carmel Hospital and Harofeh Street / Vitkin / Smolenskin / Doctor / RNC only.
In the section between Vitkin / Smolenskin to Harofeh Street and further down RNC Street, traffic will be directed by police officers contrary to the direction of traffic in order to allow free passage to the neighborhood and the hospital.
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During the passage of the procession and the blocking of Mapu Moriah Street, traffic arrangements will change for a few minutes until the roads are opened.
In addition, another march by the Committee for Monitoring Violence and Crime in Arab Society is expected in Haifa. The procession convenes on Ein Dor Street and will walk through Allenby Street to Ben Gurion Blvd. and from there will convene at WIZO Plaza. During the procession, temporary road closures and changes in traffic arrangements are expected.
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