PM’s wife evacuated from hairdresser blocked by protesters

Nationwide demonstrations turned violent as police used stun guns and horses in attempts to disperse protesters.

A line of Border Police officers holds back protestors in Tel Aviv.
A line of Border Police officers holds back protestors in Tel Aviv.
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Sara Netanyahu evacuated from hair salon surrounded by protesters

Security forces rescued Sara from the salon, where she had been prevented from leaving.

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Sara Netanyahu
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Netanyahu: Lapid is generating anarchy over judicial reform

“We can’t afford to descend into anarchy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

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Police attempt to push back protesters on Ayalon Highway during judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.
Police attempt to push back protesters on Ayalon Highway during judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.
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Israel Police chief: Force will be used if officers are attacked in protests

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Lapid: In battle between gov't and Israelis, we are on the side of the people

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Israel Police arrests 39 protestors

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11 protestors were taken to Ichilov ER

11 protestors were taken to Ichilov ER

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Lapid, Michaeli leave Knesset for Tel Aviv protest

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Stun grenades thrown at protesters by police on Ayalon Highway

Multiple roads across the country were blocked by protests and train schedules were interrupted and delayed.

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A protester stands facing the police waving Israeli flags on Ayalon Highway during a protest against judicial reform, March 1, 2023.
A protester stands facing the police waving Israeli flags on Ayalon Highway during a protest against judicial reform, March 1, 2023.
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A protest in pictures: Israel's national 'day of disruption'

Take a look at just a few of the photos from the protests sweeping the country on Wednesday's national day of disruption.

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Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.
Israel Border Police officers work to prevent protesters from spilling over into the highway amid nationwide judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.
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Students protest at campuses around the country

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Important facts


  • The second section of the judicial reform passed a committee vote Wednesday morning
  • Protests are being held across the country throughout the day
  • Ben-Gvir instructs police to prevent roads from being blocked
  • A protester in Tel Aviv was injured by a stun grenade thrown in the direction of his head

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