JERUSALEM: On Sunday, massive crowds took to the streets in Tel Aviv after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defense minister Yoav Gallant for opposing the judicial overhaul.  According to a CNN report, Israeli citizens took to the streets to protest chanting “democratia”, as streets and bridges were blocked including Ayalon Highway. Protestors lit multiple highways on fire obscuring some of the city’s iconic skyscrapers. However, numbers thinned out as security forces fired water canons on the crowds. Nawazuddin Siddiqui seeks settlement with ex-wife Biden declares emergency for Mississippi after destructive tornado On Sunday, the PM’s office announced Israel’s defense minister Yoav Gallant after he opposed the overhaul of the country’s judicial system. The statement issued by Netanhyu’s office read: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to remove Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his post”. It is pertinent to note that Gallant had urged the government to halt the judicial reforms on Saturday night. At the time, Netanyahu was out of the country for an official visit to the UK. During his speech on Saturday, Gallant said that moving ahead with the controversial proposal held the potential to damage the country’s security. After his removal from the post, the protests that … Continue reading Mass protests in Israel after Defense Minister fired for opposing judicial overhaul