That measure would have effectively halted the weekly demonstrations outside Netanyahu's residence which have built up over the summer. "I'm here to stop the destruction of Israel, to stop democracy dying," said Amit Tirosh, 42, a doctor from central Israel. There was no official figure for the number of protesters on Saturday but Israel's N12 News said thousands took part. Only 27% of Israelis trust Netanyahu's handling of the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey published by the non-partisan Israel Democracy Institute on Wednesday. Israel imposed its first lockdown in March and then relaxed it in May as new cases tapered off.

Source: Dhaka Tribune September 26, 2020 20:03 UTC