Anti-overhaul demonstrators say they’ll ramp up protests after mass right-wing rally

Organizers of the demonstrations against the judicial overhaul say they plan to ramp up protests, following the mass rally in favor of the far-reaching proposals held in Jerusalem.

“We are intensifying the protests in light of the coalition leaders’ announcement that they intend to pass the judicial coup. This coming Saturday we will demonstrate for the 17th straight week,” the protest leaders said in a statement.

“Starting this Sunday, as the Knesset recess ends, only one vote separates Israel from becoming an ultranationalist dictatorship. This is a clear and immediate danger to Israel’s democracy. The negotiations headed by the president have proven to be deceptive,“ they continue. “Israel is on the brink of economic crisis and international isolation. Only hundreds of thousands of Israelis protesting in the streets can stop the judicial coup.”

They also say at the weekly rallies on Saturday evening, they’ll declare “new measures to stop the oncoming dictatorship.”