Eight organizations announced today that they will change their demonstration plans scheduled for tomorrow night, Sept. 26, according to social distancing regulations so that the government will have no excuse to ban the protests. The organizations said that instead of gathering en mass outside the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — as they have been doing for several months — they will drive to Jerusalem in a vehicle protest convoy. Once in Jerusalem, anti-Netanyahu groups Crime-Minister and Kumi-Israel plan to stage a demonstration in another open space, in accordance with the rules set by the government last night. The Movement of Quality of Government in Israel said it will organize a vehicle convoy to the prime minister’s private residence in Caesarea.
The announcement came after reports emerged that Netanyahu might seek to ban tomorrow’s protests citing emergency regulations. Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and Defense Minister Benny Gantz objected yesterday to using emergency regulations to block demonstrations.
