An organizer behind the right-wing rally planned for the coming hours says over 1,000 chartered buses are slated to ferry attendees to Jerusalem for the demonstration.
Organizers have dubbed the rally a million-person march, with the goal of putting on a display of popular support for the government and its judicial overhaul program.
Most estimates are that the number of attendees will top out at 250,000, and could be much smaller.
However, organizer Berale Crombie tells Channel 12 news that they expect the rally to attract over 500,000 people.
“On our bus system alone, we surpassed 1,000 buses coming to Jerusalem tonight,” he says. “Many more are coming by car or public transportation. We estimate we’ll surpass half a million attendees.”
One leading proponent of the overhaul says he is not sure if he will attend. Leading United Torah Judaism MK Moshe Gafni tells Army Radio that those mulling whether to attend should consult their local Orthodox rabbi for advice.
And will you attend, he is asked.
“I gotta ask my rabbi,” Gafni replies.
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