This Saturday evening, protest demonstrations against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its plan to weaken the “judicial system” were renewed for the 36th week in a row, days before the start of the Supreme Court sessions to consider petitions against the “Abolishing the Reasonableness Argument” law.

Demonstrations took place in dozens of cities and towns, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Rehovot, Kfar Saba, and Herzliya.

Tens of thousands participated in the central demonstration on Kaplan Street in central Tel Aviv. A massive demonstration was also organized at the Horev Junction in Haifa, the Karkur Junction near Pardes Hanna, and the Karmiel Junction.

Next Tuesday, September 12, the Israeli Supreme Court will hold its first session to consider petitions against the law repealing the argument of reasonableness, with a judicial panel that includes all 15 judges of the court, after it rejected several petitions submitted by the government to postpone the session.

Netanyahu's government seeks to make radical amendments to the legal and judicial systems, almost completely eliminating the authority of the Supreme Court for judicial review, and giving the government an automatic majority in the judge selection committee, which a wide segment of Israelis see as "targeting democracy and undermining the judicial system."