Reactions to the Israel protests

Demonstration against Netanyahu's proposed reform. Mahmoud Illean / AP  

Reactions to the Israel protests  

Analysis: Israel fundamentally changed - no way back  

Regardless of what Benjamin Netanyahu chooses to do next, Israel has fundamentally changed, writes DN's Emma Bouvin in an analysis, following the announcement that the heavily criticized legal reform is being postponed. 

She writes that after the enormous protests, there is no way back to how it was before. 

"The Israelis have found their voices, realized that they are heard, and if they succeed in stopping the legal reform, they probably won't stop there," she writes.  

Haaretz's Amos Harel writes that one could interpret Netanyahu's announcement that the reform is being paused as a white flag. But he writes that Netanyahu has acted far too late and that the country has already suffered enormous damage.  

Furthermore, he wonders how honest Netanyahu's intentions really are. 

"There are good reasons to believe that Netanyahu is only trying to silence the protests and the opposition in an attempt to file down opposition to the legal reform while waiting for the next opportunity to act," he writes. 

  

Protesters in Israel. Ohad Zwigenberg / AP  

Reactions to the Israel protests  

The Foreign Ministry urges Swedes: Avoid public gatherings  

The Foreign Ministry urges Swedes in Israel to avoid public gatherings, demonstrations and protests in Israel, the authority writes in an email to Aftonbladet. Swedish citizens are also urged to carefully follow local authorities' instructions and local news reporting.  

Demonstrations in Israel have continued, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement that the criticized legal reform is being put on hold.