The attorney general, who was asked by the government on Sunday to issue a written position regarding demonstrations at Ben Gurion Airport, approves them.
“Ben Gurion airport is a public place, but everybody has the right to freedom of expression and the right to demonstrate there too,” Channel 12 quotes Gali Baharav-Miara as stating.
“The right to demonstrate in this area will be limited only when it is deemed almost certain that there is a likelihood of severe disturbance to public order,” she says.
Protest leaders have called on demonstrators to attend a protest at Ben Gurion Airport this afternoon. Thousands are expected to rally at the airport after a bill to curtail judicial oversight over the decisions of elected officials passed its first reading in the Knesset overnight.
On Sunday, Baharav-Miara was castigated by ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline government who say law enforcement has not cracked down enough on protests. Several ministers called for her dismissal.
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