Tehran says street protests in occupied territories reveal Israel’s crisis of identity.

On Wednesday, Nasser Kan’ani, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, tweeted that the Israeli government’s concealed identity crisis has been exposed. He noted that street protests in Tel Aviv and other occupied territories have continued without interruption for ten weeks, highlighting that this is just one of the many crises facing Israel. Kan’ani further emphasized that a foundation without roots could be easily swept away. In his tweet, he also cited an Arabic verse from the Holy Qur’an, which reads, “Truly the flimsiest of houses is the house of the spider.”

Israeli cities witnessed a significant protest on Saturday night, marking the 10th week of demonstrations against the Israeli government’s proposed changes to its judicial system. As per Israeli media reports, approximately 200,000 individuals gathered in Tel Aviv, with another 50,000 in Haifa and 10,000 in Beersheba, making it the largest protest in both these cities to date.

The Netanyahu-led government’s policies, which included winning the support of ultra-Orthodox and hard-right parties to form the government late last year, have been centered around controversial legal reforms. The proposed reforms aim to weaken the authority of the Supreme Court by preventing it from striking down decisions made by the cabinet or the legislature. Additionally, the reforms grant the 120-member parliament the power to overrule the court’s decisions with a simple majority of 61 votes.

The proposed legal reforms also include granting the Knesset the authority to amend the Basic Laws, which serve as the quasi-constitution of the Israeli regime, in any manner it deems appropriate. Experts have expressed concern that the reforms could potentially permit the Knesset to dismiss the corruption charges against Netanyahu, who is currently facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

Late on Monday night, the Israeli parliament passed a bill that would enable it to overturn decisions made by the Supreme Court. The Knesset also passed a bill that would make it more difficult to remove Netanyahu from office over the pending corruption charges. Under this new law, the Israeli parliament can only declare a prime minister unfit to govern based on physical or mental incapacity, replacing the existing provision that allows for a leader to be removed for other reasons.