ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Israelis protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 18, 2023. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)
Anti-reform protesters to march from Tel Aviv on Jerusalem
It is unclear how long the march will take, although Google Maps estimates that it would take about 14 hours.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF People demonstrate on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, on a highway leading to Jerusalem July 18, 2023. (photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Trains across country halted due to technical malfunction
ByGADI ZAIG, TZVI JOFFRE Israelis flood train stations as a part of 'Day of Resistance' protests across Israel on July 18, 2023(photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)Go to the full article > >
Protesters swarm to Tel Aviv's Rabbinical Court on 'Day of Resistance'
One protester sprayed an inscription on the wall of the Rabbinical Court, writing "shame."
ByI.H. MINTZAnti-judicial reform protesters gather outside the rabbinical court in Tel Aviv July 18, 2023.(photo credit: I.H. Mintz)Go to the full article > >
Smotrich: Don't let protesters 'play with your mind'
The finance minister also wished on Twitter a speedy recovery to the protester who was seriously injured after being hit by a car.
ByELIAV BREUER Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen at a Religious Zionist Party faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 19, 2023.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >
'Day of Resistance' protests cause widespread traffic jams
Railway platforms in Haifa, Binyamina, Herzliya, and Tel Aviv HaShalom are also expected to be blocked due to the protests.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF People demonstrate on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2023.(photo credit: NIR ELIAS / REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
17 arrested during nationwide protest, one injured
One protester who went to Highway 531 near Ra'anana was seriously injured by a vehicle. MDA paramedics provided her with treatment for her injuries.
ByGADI ZAIG People demonstrate on the 'Day of National Resistance' in protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 18, 2023. (photo credit: CORINNA KERN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >Important facts
Major highways blocked to traffic
Over a dozen protesters arrested nationwide
Police are armed with water cannons and other crowd control measures
