Weekly mass rallies against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were set to go ahead this evening, following the end of controversial emergency measures that limited the ongoing protests against the premier.
Ahead of the main protests, demonstrators began gathering for smaller demonstrations at various sites across the country.
The restrictions on protests, which expired Tuesday night, barred demonstrators from traveling more than a kilometer from their homes to protest and required them to maintain socially distanced “pods” of 20 people.
With the expiration of the emergency measures, a major rally was set to again be held outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, which has been the center of the protests against Netanyahu due to his indictment on graft charges and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions effectively squashed the protests there, leading demonstrators to holder smaller rallies throughout the country.
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