![]() Critics say the legislation to curtail judicial oversight is part of government’s attempt to shield itself and its decisions from review, enabling it to appoint unqualified or corrupt officials and oust those it deems disloyal. However, Neuman says that new legislation must still go through the Supreme Court, and he hopes it will be stopped there. Army reservists warned they will stop volunteering for duty if the coalition unilaterally passes laws to curtail the judiciary. For example, the Israel Medical Association announced a “warning strike” for the morning of Wednesday 19 July, with doctors downing tools except for emergency care. He emphasises that the legislation will “affect every aspect of society”. “If the legislation is passed, no-one knows what will happen, but it will be chaos.” “It’s a week before they vote for the proposed legislation, and so we’re doing a week of protests,” he explains. Some protesters started a four-day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and Neuman is joining them as much as he can. Thousands rallied across the country and at least 45 people were arrested. ![]() Amid a countrywide Day of Resistance on the streets of Israel on 18 July, protest organiser and leader Roee Neuman (39) told the SA Jewish Report that he and others are battling for the very soul of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.Īs an Israeli with deep South African roots, Neuman promises he’ll go down fighting for the Israel that his parents chose to settle in, as a beacon of hope and a light unto the nations.Īs the Middle Eastern sun beats down on protesters, the temperature of the political situation is heating up by the day, and Neuman is in the thick of it.
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