The Knesset's approval of a key measure of the judicial reform project, which increases the power of elected officials over judges, was denounced in the streets of Israel on Monday (July 24th).
As for months, demonstrations against the reform took place in different cities of the country. Thousands of people took to the streets, blocking roads and opposing the police.
"We have to keep protesting and put pressure on with the hope that they won't continue," Danny Akerman, 52, who works in high-tech technology, told AFP after the vote.
"I hope the government will hear what's happening in the streets ... and maybe something will happen," said Josh Hakim, a student.
The night from Monday to Tuesday was particularly tense. In Jerusalem, police dispersed hundreds of people with water cannons blocking the entrance to the parliament in Jerusalem. Similarly, the roads at the entrance to the city were blocked in the evening, reports the correspondent of France 24, Claire Duhamel.
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Police tried to evacuate protesters blocking roads in Tel Aviv. In Kfar Saba, north of Tel Aviv, a man rammed into protesters.
At least 19 people were arrested on Monday, Israeli police said.
Since its announcement in January, the proposed justice reform has sparked one of the largest protests in Israel's history, which intensified in the run-up to the vote.
With AFP and Reuters
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