The country has demonstrations against the reform of the judiciary
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Italy on Thursday amid popular protests against his controversial judiciary reform.
According to local media, the politician used a police helicopter to go to Ben Gurion airport and not the army vehicle that was waiting for him near the Hadassah hospital, where hundreds of demonstrators were protesting.
Security near the airport was also tightened to prevent protests from blocking the passage of the presidential motorcade.
Speaking briefly to reporters as he met US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin there, Netanyahu said the protests “are an attempt to overthrow the government elected a few months ago in a democratic way and to have a sixth election” in about three years.
He also said the opposition wants to bring “anarchy” to Israel.
Opponents and even members of right-wing parties see the reform, which reduces the power of the judiciary over the executive branch, as a threat to Israeli democracy and a way for Netanyahu to get rid of trials in which he faces corruption charges.
In Italy, Netanyahu will participate this Friday (10) in an event with Italian companies in the presence of the Minister of Economic Development and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso.
An official lunch will follow at Palazzo Chigi and a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
After a press conference, according to the official schedule, the Israeli must leave Rome at the end of the 11th.
– Austin: In his meeting with Austin, Netanyahu did not talk about the protests, focusing only on the Iran issue.
“Israel and the United States have a common agenda: to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, demobilize aggressive Iranian assets, ensure the region’s security and prosperity, and expand the ‘peace fence,'” he said.
In turn, Austin said that the United States “will never allow Iran to have atomic weapons” and called on the Israeli government to act towards a “de-escalation in the West Bank”. Furthermore, you urged Israel to “refrain from unilateral steps that undermine the foundations of the two-state solution.” .
Source: Terra
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