At least 250,000 right-wing protesters arrived in Jerusalem Monday evening to launch a counter demonstration opposing the anti-government ranks thronging outside the Knesset and elsewhere in the capital.
Right-wing organizations that included Regavim, Im Tirzu, Ad Kan, Bezalmo and Torah Lehima announced their counter protest would start at 6 pm near the Supreme Court.
“Friends, under no circumstances should we stop the judicial reform to strengthen Israeli democracy,” Religious Zionism chair and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a statement. “We are the majority. We must not give in to violence, anarchy . . . and wild strikes.
“Let’s make our voice heard. Let’s meet tonight at 6 pm in Jerusalem, in front of the Knesset. I’ll be there.
“We can’t let them steal our voice and our country!”
National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit chair Itamar Ben-Gvir issued a brief one-line statement, via Twitter: “Today we stop being silent. Today the right wakes up. Share this.”
As the right-wing demonstrators began to make their way to Jerusalem from across the country, there were reports that Israel Police were making an effort to impede their progress as much as possible.
One police roadblock was seen on Route 1, the main highway leading to Jerusalem.
“I am receiving more and more updates that the police are stopping cars with pro-reform supporters on their way to the rally,” Berale Crombie, one of the organizers of the pro-reform rally, wrote in a tweet.
“Friends, don’t give up!,” he exhorted. “At the point where you are being stopped, leave your vehicle and walk!”
6 comments:
IAA employees have gone on strike to support the troublemakers, thus shutting down Lod airport & extorting Bibi that they're prepared to paralyze the country & cause untold economic damage.
Bibi should pull a Reagan like when the air traffic controllers were fired en masse & replaced in the 1980s
There were less than 250,000 pro-reform protesters. only 246,821 - I counted. And 207,346 of them were from the Familia.
J6 was less wild comparatively & how long did it last for. So much for democratic egalitarianism
good.250k... lol maybe 75k
nunu
if they had 75k then they already had more than any of the leftists protests. BTW the "250,000" number was by Haaretz, go figure
And...the anarchists among the demonstrators playing right into the hands of the American State Department who want to bring down the government and insert the left.
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