Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies on Thursday denounced protesters as 'anarchists' after they massed outside a Tel Aviv salon where his wife was getting her hair done -- a chaotic end to a day of demonstrations against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary.
Police stand guard outside a Tel Aviv salon where protesters demonstrating against the government's planned judicial overhaul amassed on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, after learning that the prime minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu, was getting her hair done inside.
Protest organizers planned more demonstrations Thursday, a day after their self-proclaimed "day of disruption" turned violent when police used a heavy hand against participants at a Tel Aviv rally. The proposed bills would give politicians and parliament control over judicial appointments, the power to overrule the Supreme Court and the ability to pass laws impervious to judicial review.
On Wednesday, tens of thousands of Israelis took part in demonstrations across the country against what they saw as an attempt by Netanyahu's new government to weaken the Supreme Court and concentrate power in the hands of the ruling coalition. Moshe Butbul, a hair stylist from the salon, told the Israeli news site Ynet that another client posted a selfie with Sara Netanyahu. He claimed that "within minutes thousands arrived," though the actual number of protesters may have been smaller, judging by videos posted online.
"The anarchy has to stop," Netanyahu said in a Facebook post accompanied by a picture of him embracing his wife. "This can lead to the loss of life."Galit Distel Atbaryan, Israel's public diplomacy minister, called the incident "three hours of terror in which one woman was besieged by an incited mob." Another Likud lawmaker wrote on Twitter that the prime minister's wife "was rescued from a lynch" by a mob of "anarchists.
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