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Several detained by police in Tel Aviv for disorderly conduct; masked right-wing activists seen confronting demonstrators against judicial overhaul
- Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul Israel's judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
- Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
- Israeli security forces face off against counter-protesters at a pro-democracy protest against the government's controversial judicial overhaul plans in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. The banner at center reads: 'Leftist traitors.' (Jack Guez/AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
- Israelis protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
- Protesters march during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
- Protesters supporting women's rights dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale TV series attend a protest in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jalaa Marey/AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jalaa Marey / AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill, in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. The neon slogan reads: 'The dictatorship is tearing apart the people's army.' (Jack Guez/AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
- Protesters gather during a rally against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
- Protesters gather for an 11th straight week of protests against the government's controversial judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on March 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)