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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Retiree at Tel Aviv protest: ‘It affects us less — it’s about the next generation’
Simona Weinglass is an investigative reporter at The Times of Israel.
Pensioner Ruti Tamir at protest against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, July 11, 2023 (Simona Weinglass/Times of Israel)
Protesters begin to gather at the Histadrut headquarters in Tel Aviv, where they are urging the labor federation to call a general strike.
Pensioner Ruti Tamir says she is protesting for the sake of future generations.
“It affects us less — it’s about the next generation,” she says. “I can’t be quiet. I hope it helps and we won’t have to say, ‘Why did we let this happen?'”
Raz, 35, says that the protests will escalate if the government continues its plans to radically weaken the judiciary.
“I feel things are changing in Israel. We won’t let this happen. We’re polite for now, but slowly we will escalate and we won’t let it happen,” he says.
