Some 143,000 estimated at Tel Aviv rally against judicial overhaul

Some 143,000 demonstrators are taking part in the Tel Aviv rally against the government’s far-reaching plans to change the judiciary, Israeli company Crowd Solutions says in an estimate cited by Channel 13 news.

Tens of thousands more are demonstrating elsewhere in Israel.

Demonstrators are rallying across the country for the 27th weekend of protests against the government’s judicial shakeup, and as the temperature rises on the national conflict over the effort to curb the powers of the justice system.

Protesters voice increasing anger over the coalition’s plan to pass in its first Knesset reading Monday a bill to remove courts’ ability to judge the “reasonableness” of government decisions.

Tonight’s events are a prelude to Tuesday, when demonstrators are planning nationwide protests and disruptions as they vow to fight the legislation with every tool at their disposal.