The heads of many municipalities and regional administrations in Israel went on hunger strike. For this reason, the newspaper writes that they are protesting the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli Times.
The mayors of the cities of Kfar Saba and Herzliya, as well as the heads of the district councils of Upper Galilee and Shaar Hanegev, participated in the hunger strike. They want to stage their protest in front of Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem.
On the evening of March 26, Netanyahu fired the country’s defense minister, Yoav Galant, who opposes judicial reform, which has sparked mass protests in the country.
According to the opposition, the reform will undermine the democratic foundations of the state, while according to Netanyahu, it will improve the balance between the branches of power and make the political system more democratic.
There are large-scale protests in Israel. A group of protesters went to government buildings in Tel Aviv and blocked traffic. They, too, went to Galant’s home in Amikam settlement in the north of the country to express their support for the ousted minister.
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