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Anti-overhaul protesters hold rally at Statue of Liberty
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Anti-overhaul protesters rally on a boat by the Statue of Liberty in New York, July 7, 2023. (Roi Boshi/Courtesy)
Some 150 protesters sailed to the Statue of Liberty in New York on Friday, in a demonstration against the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul plans.
“We are sending fair winds to fill the sails of freedom and support the fighters for democracy on the front lines,” the organizers say in a statement.
The protesters aboard the M/V Freedom unfurl a banner reading “Must Resist.”
The organizers say that the Statue of Liberty “symbolizes the shared values of Israel and the United States.”
“We won’t let the government of destruction ruin the connection we have with the diaspora. We are here and everywhere. Israel will not be a dictatorship!” they add.
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