Israel passes law to limit protests during 'coronavirus emergency'

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's Parliament approved a law early Wednesday (Sept 30) restricting demonstrations as part of a coronavirus-related state of emergency, that critics say is aimed at silencing protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JERUSALEM - Israel's Parliament approved a law early Wednesday restricting demonstrations as part of a coronavirus-related state of emergency, that critics say is aimed at silencing protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The lockdown, which went into force on September 18, shutters the majority of workplaces, markets, places of worship, schools and cultural venues. During that time, the one-kilometre limit on travel will apply to demonstrations, and there will also be restrictions on numbers.The government has yet to use those powers, but with more than 237,000 coronavirus infections and 1,528 deaths in a population of nine million, Israel currently has the world's highest weekly infection rate per capita.

 

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