Likud says anti-Netanyahu protesters ‘reminiscent of fascists’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is calling a group of so-called black-flag protesters who rallied outside the Supreme Court earlier Thursday “reminiscent of fascists.”

The protesters were rallying against a coalition deal that would allow Netanyahu to retain power despite indictments against him and which will necessitate wide-ranging changes to Israel’s constitutional Basic Laws being rewritten in a matter of days, with almost no public input.

“The bullying protesters of the far left in black shirts and making battle cries are reminiscent of fascist protests in every way,” the Likud spokesperson says.

The protesters had stood in neat rows to keep distance from each other under social distancing guidelines enacted by Netanyahu’s government.