Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that his planned speech at the Jewish Federation conference in Tel Aviv was canceled following threats by protestors against the judicial overhaul to interrupt his talk.
According to the Prime Minister’s office, Netanyahu canceled his speech due to scheduling issues and preparations for Independence Day events.
The protesters planned to block roads, heckle and stand in black T-shirts that declare “democracy” in Hebrew to express their opposition to Netanyahu’s ‘judicial reforms’.
Protest organizers said in a statement they suspected the cancelation of the Israeli prime minister’s Sunday speech was a ruse and would not change their protest plans.
Without giving any explanation, the JFNA said that Netanyahu had “informed us that he is not able to appear.”
In a message to the participants, the organizers of the event added that they look forward to hearing from Zionist President Isaac Herzog tonight.
Herzog has called on Netanyahu and his allies to back down from the proposed judicial overhaul that has sparked unprecedented street protests across Israel for months and international condemnation.
The cancellation announcement came after hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets across the occupied territories on Saturday for the 16th consecutive week against Netanyahu’s ‘judicial reforms’.
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