For months now, thousands of Israelis have been marching and protesting in the streets. Demonstrators oppose plans to reduce the Supreme Court’s control over the government, pushed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition. On Monday, Israeli lawmakers approved a key portion of the plan by a vote of 64–0. Opposition lawmakers walked out in protest, and demonstrators remained in the streets. Gathered here are images from some of the recent protests in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Israelis Protest Against Law to Limit Supreme Court Powers
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![Protesters stand together in a street, holding up signs, Israeli flags, and their fists.]()
Read moreProtesters block Ayalon Highway during a demonstration following a Parliament vote on a contested bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 25, 2023. #
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![A large crowd of demonstrators carrying Israeli flags marches down a street.]()
Read moreOn July 22, 2023, thousands of Israelis march to Jerusalem in protest of plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system. #
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![Protesters chant beneath a cloud of smoke from flares.]()
Read moreProtesters demonstrate for the 29th straight week against the judicial-reform bill, on July 22, 2023, in Tel Aviv, Israel. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of the protesters, who oppose the judicial-overhaul plan, gathered in front of the Knesset (Parliament), in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2023 #
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![A group of protesters holds up a large Israeli flag above their heads.]()
Read moreDemonstrators carry a large Israeli flag during a protest outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on July 24, 2023. #
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Read moreA person stands in front of an Israeli-police water cannon being used to disperse demonstrators blocking a road in Jerusalem, on July 24, 2023. #
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![A view of a large crowd of protesters facing a group of riot police. A man in the center carries a woman in his arms.]()
Read moreA man carries a woman in his arms as demonstrators clash with Israeli riot police in Tel Aviv on July 24, 2023. #
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![Protesters sit in a street in front of security officers and riot police.]()
Read moreProtesters sit in a street during a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, near the Knesset, on July 24, 2023. #
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![Several security officers lean over, pulling on a protester who is held down by other protesters around him.]()
Read moreSecurity forces try to remove protesters from a road in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. #
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Read morePolice officers and protesters clash as officers remove protesters from a main road on July 24, 2023, in Jerusalem. #
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![Israeli police use a water cannon to spray water into a crowd of demonstrators.]()
Read moreIsraeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. #
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![A person who had been sitting on a wall is seen tumbling backward, their legs in the air, after being hit by a water cannon.]()
Read morePolice use a water cannon on protesters at a demonstration in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. #
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![Police and security forces carry a person from a road, lifting them by their shirt, belt, and pants.]()
Read moreIsraeli police and security forces detain a protester in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. #
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![Several protesters are hit by a spray of water from a water cannon.]()
Read moreIsraeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators outside the Knesset on July 24, 2023. #
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![Protesters chant and wave Israeli flags as a spray of water is directed toward them.]()
Read morePolice officers use water cannons to try to disperse protesters from a main road on July 24, 2023, in Jerusalem. #
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![Two riot police officers sit on horseback among a group of protesters.]()
Read moreDemonstrators face off with mounted Israeli riot police officers in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's judicial-reform plan, on July 24, 2023. #
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![A crowd of protesters in a street is hit with a water cannon.]()
Read moreIsraeli police spray water on demonstrators in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023. #
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Read moreDemonstrators light a fire and occupy a highway, blocking traffic, during a protest against plans by Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, on July 24, 2023. #
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