Thousands protest in Jerusalem in support of reforming Israels Supreme Court

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(7 Sep 2023) • RESTRICTION SUMMARY: • • ASSOCIATED PRESS • Jerusalem - 07 September 2023 • 1. Wide of protesters gathering outside Israeli Supreme Court • 2. Protester holding sign reading (Hebrew): “The upper class is taking control - head of supreme court” with an image of Esther Hayut, president of the Supreme Court • 3. Mid of protest • 4. Protester walking with sign reading (Hebrew): “The Supreme Court will not decide over the people” • 5. Mid of sign reading (Hebrew): “Supreme Court has no authority to disqualify me” • 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eran Tavosh, protester: • “I am here because we had enough of one side only demonstrating, talking, expressing views which are completely not representing the major part of Israeli society, and it’s about time that the silent majority will also raise its voice.” • 7. Police walking past banner reading (Hebrew): “Do not touch basic laws” • 8. Mid of volunteer tent • 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Avram Farber, protester: • “The Supreme Court is on the way to becoming the dictator of Israel. It is not trying to push for compromise. It’s trying to push for making the Israeli government that enjoys a majority in the parliament to be illegitimate.” • 10. Mid of protesters holding Israeli flags and one with a sign reading (Hebrew): “Enough for the dictatorship of the Supreme Court” • 11. Protester walking with sign reading (Hebrew): “The judicial dictatorship must be resisted” • 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Ariel Maron, protester: • “I came here to protest against the overwhelming power that our judicial system, the judicial branch, now has here in Israel. Democracy needs balance between the three branches of government. And the judicial system here has power that is not really anything similar to what is known in other democratic countries. • 13.Various of the protest • • STORYLINE: • Protesters supporting the Israeli government's judicial overhaul rallied in front of the Supreme Court Thursday, ahead of a pivotal hearing next week on the legality of the first major bill of the overhaul. • • Hailing mainly from working class Orthodox and Mizrahi Jewish communities, the protesters carried signs such as “end the judicial dictatorship” and “elites are taking over. • • They view the judicial overhaul — spearheaded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition — as necessary to rein in the power of unelected judges, who they see as anti-democratic. • • Democracy needs balance between the three branches of government. And the judicial system here has power that is not really anything similar to what is known in other democratic countries, said Ariel Maron, protester. • • Meanwhile, opponents of the overhaul, who come from a wide swath of Israeli society and have protested for over eight months, see the overhaul as a power-grab by Netanyahu's government. • • They say it weakens the country's checks and balances and threatens to push Israel toward autocratic rule. • • With a major hearing on the legality of the first bill of overhaul set for Tuesday, both protest movements have flared. • • The bill before the Court would weaken its ability to act as a check on the coalition in power, legal experts say. • • AP Video shot by Alon Bernstein • • =========================================================== • • Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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