Organizers said the demonstration would “provide an answer to Ohana,” a reference to a speech by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana this week, in which Ohana suggested the coalition may not accept a High Court of Justice ruling next week if it strikes down the recently passed controversial “reasonableness” law, Times of Israel reported cited by the IRNA on Saturday.
An unprecedented full 15-justice panel of the High Court is slated to hear the petitions against the law on September 12.
A variety of government ministers and other figures have warned of the potential for chaos if the court strikes down the law passed by the Knesset to curb the court’s authority, setting up a potential constitutional crisis.
Demonstrations are to be held at dozens of locations across the country. The Tel Aviv protest begins with a march from Habima Square to the central rally at Kaplan Street at 8 p.m.
In addition to the annual weekly protests, several thousand people completed a three-day “democracy march” in northern Israel from Safed to Tel Hai near the Lebanese border to protest the overhaul.
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