Massive rallies against Israeli regime’s policies drag into 39th straight week

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held massive protests across the occupied territories for the 39th straight week against the hardline Israeli cabinet’s policies, including its so-called judicial overhaul scheme.

The rallies were held on Saturday across more than 100 locations throughout the occupied territories, including the coastal city of Tel Aviv, as well as the occupied city of al-Quds, Modi’in, Ariel, Rosh Ha’ayin, Haifa and Rehovot.

“On Saturday night, we will all meet at Kaplan [Street in Tel Aviv] … in a massive solidarity rally,” protest organizers said in a statement ahead of the rally in the city.

Noting that Israel’s extremist prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “is an expert in dividing people along sectarian lines, religious vs. secular, [and] left vs. right as part of his divide and conquer strategy,” the statement added, “The economy is tumbling down and all we get is provocations…”

Dozens of demonstrators closed the Ayalon Expressway in Tel Aviv, raising protest banners and carrying torches. The regime’s forces then moved in to disperse the crowd, arresting two demonstrators.

Former director general of Israel’s ministry of military affairs, Dan Harel, addressed the Tel Aviv rally, saying that the extremist cabinet’s “actions to weaken the Supreme Court have already resulted in significant damage to the reserve units” of the regime’s military, “causing a loss of readiness and operational capability.”