ALBAWABA - In what Israelis called the "National Day of Resistance", hundreds of thousands of protestors took over the streets of Tel Aviv and other cities across Israel earlier today against the far-right government planned judicial overhaul.
Israeli police have arrested 19 people so far, 14 of them were detained by police in Israel's central district, according to a police spokesperson. A 40-year-old woman reportedly sustained a moderate injury, where she received first aid and then was evacuated to a nearby hospital for proper treatment.
A number of streets throughout Tel Aviv were blocked by protestors. "Demonstrators closed a section of Kaplan Street to traffic in Tel Aviv, and the road linking Tel Aviv and Haifa was closed in both directions," the Israel Broadcasting Authority said.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant reportedly held an emergency meeting this week with the Military chief and other high-profile officials to discuss the consequences of the protests on the country as it enters its 28th week of unrest.
Israeli Medical Association launches a strike
Following an emergency meeting last night, the Israeli Medical Association announced that doctors, who choose to participate in the protests, may do so as part of a general strike against the nationally rejected judicial overhaul.
Judicial Overhaul Passage in Israel
With the passage of the first draft of the suggested judicial overhaul in Israel's Knesset, Netanyahu said that the bill will be passed by the Knesset next week, The Times of Israel reported.
The controversial bill was introduced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies who claim that the overhauls aim toward balancing the branches of government and reversing decades of judicial corruption.
Ever since the bill has been on the Knesset table in January, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to express their absolute firm rejection of Netanyahu's suggested bill, as they believe it would give politicians the upper hand in where the country moves forward.
