by Maya Zanger-Nadis
Two police officers were lightly injured as part of efforts to remove protesters from the Ayalon highway, Israeli media reported.
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Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial
overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023.
(photo credit: ERIK MARMOR/FLASH90)
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Demonstrators on Thursday morning blocked traffic into the departures area at Ben-Gurion Airport as part of the nationwide judicial reform protests taking place throughout the country.
Two police officers were lightly injured as part of efforts to remove protesters from the Ayalon highway, Israeli media reported. One of the officers was reportedly attacked by a truck driver on the highway.
A helicopter has arrived to take the prime minister and his wife, Sara, to the airport from Jerusalem due to protesters blocking the entrance to Ben-Gurion.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport several hours ahead of the prime minister.
Ahead of his meeting at the air traffic control center with Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, Ben-Gvir spoke to the press, saying: "I am the last one to come out against the protests. Protesting is allowed. I protested for decades. Protest, scream - that's democracy. Anarchy cannot be permitted- that is my command to the police officers."
Knesset members Danny Danon, Elazar Stern, Yifat Shasha-Biton and Dan Illouz were scheduled to fly to Bahrain on Thursday as well. Israeli media reported that their flight may be delayed due to traffic jams as a result of the judicial reform protests. Illouz's spokesperson confirmed that the MK arrived safely to Ben-Gurion Airport via train and is en route to Bahrain.
Israeli media reported that police at the airport were handing out tickets to protesters who were determined to be violating the law. One protester was hit by a car on the expressway to Ben-Gurion Airport's Terminal 3.
Maya Zanger-Nadis
Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-733771
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