Anti-judicial overhaul protesters gather outside a conference where coalition politicians are speaking today.
Equipped with drums, whistles and bullhorns and waving Israeli and American flags, protesters are trying to reach American Jewish leaders who have gathered at Tel Aviv’s Hilton Hotel for an on-site Jewish Agency for Israel conference.
“We have English-speaking representatives who will explain the situation to you,” a protester shouts from a bullhorn to passersby. “Come and speak with us!”
A British tourist stands nearby, shaking her head. “I don’t like to see the country divided,” she says, before walking away.
Judicial shakeup overseer MK Simcha Rothman is currently addressing the conference, and Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli is scheduled to speak at 3 p.m.
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