Car rams anti-reform protesters in Israel

Three people were injured in Israel after a driver rammed into a crowd of protesters rallying against the country’s judicial reform Read Full Article at RT.com

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Car rams anti-reform protesters in Israel

Three people were injured in the incident as demonstrations and clashes with police intensified on Monday

Three people were injured in Israel after a driver rammed into a crowd of protesters during a rally against highly controversial judicial reform that had been passed by the Knesset, the country's parliament. Clashes with police erupted during demonstrations in several cities, resulting in dozens of arrests. 

The incident took place on Monday night near the town of Kfar Saba, located about 16 kilometers (ten miles) northeast of Tel Aviv, where a group of demonstrators gathered to march against the sweeping judicial overhaul.

In a video of the attack circulating online, a white vehicle is seen accelerating through the crowd and over a small bonfire, kicking up a plume of flames as protesters flee in panic. Three people were “lightly wounded” in the ramming, Haaretz reported, citing police.

A male suspect in his 20s was arrested, local police told the outlet. Israeli journalist Noga Tarnopolsky later described the man as a “West Bank settler.”

Thousands of Israelis turned out for protests in multiple cities as lawmakers passed the first part of the new judicial reform on Monday. The law, which imposes major limits on the Supreme Court’s oversight of government, has been the subject of heated debate and controversy since it was proposed earlier this year, triggering a wave of demonstrations across the country and condemnation abroad.

At least 34 people were arrested on Monday, while police unleashed water cannons on protesters in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, local media reported. Police in Tel Aviv said ten officers were injured during clashes there.