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Opponents and supporters of the controversial judicial reform demonstrated in Israel on Sunday evening. While tens of thousands of supporters of the planned restructuring of the judiciary gathered in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, tens of thousands of opponents gathered in the capital, Jerusalem. A demonstration also took place in Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon for a consensus between the two camps.

According to media reports, proponents of judicial reform attacked a journalist and his camera crew for reasons that were initially unclear. According to the information, many protesters came by buses from other parts of the country and settlements in the occupied West Bank to Tel Aviv, which is considered liberal. The media estimated about 50,000 participants who were in favor of the reform, and those against it at 50,000 to 100,000.

Parliament in Jerusalem began a marathon session on Sunday to finalize a core element of controversial judicial reform. You can vote on it from this Monday. The law is part of a larger package that critics see as a threat to Israeli democracy.

Head of state Izchak Herzog, meanwhile, met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening to negotiate a compromise between the government and the opposition, the president’s office said. Herzog should then meet opposition leader Jair Lapid.

More than half a million people took to the streets across the country on Saturday to protest against the judicial reform, organizers said – it was one of the largest days of protest since the demonstrations began in early January. Israel has about ten million inhabitants. (sda/dpa)