{"id":554,"date":"2023-03-24T11:31:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/netanyahu-meets-sunak-at-downing-street-amid-protests\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T11:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:31:03","slug":"netanyahu-meets-sunak-at-downing-street-amid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/netanyahu-meets-sunak-at-downing-street-amid-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu meets Sunak at Downing Street amid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netanyahu meets Sunak at Downing Street amid protests<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Downing Street amid a noisy protest against the Israeli leader’s visit.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Sunak greeted Mr Netanyahu outside Number 10 as shouts and whistles could be heard from hundreds of demonstrators at the barriers at the entrance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They were protesting against Mr Netanyahu’s judicial reforms, which have been met with outrage in Israel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He is also due to meet Home Secretary Suella Braverman on his one-day visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As Mr Netanyahu made the short walk from his convoy to the steps of Number 10 on Friday morning, a cacophony of noise could be heard, including shouts of “shame” and “traitor”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Skip twitter post by Itamar Eichner<\/p>\n
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A planned photo opportunity for the gathered media was cancelled, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Although previous visits to the UK by Mr Netanyahu have been met with demonstrations by pro-Palestinian groups, Friday’s protests were led by British and Israeli Jews, with many waving Israeli flags.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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There is anger among some sections of British Jewry – and turmoil in Israel – over the government’s bills which critics say severely undermine democracy there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Israel has witnessed months of some of the biggest protests in its history, deepening splits in Israeli society which is already polarised over Benjamin Netanyahu. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Opponents say Mr Netanyahu is using the reforms, which will weaken the power of the Supreme Court amongst other things, to bolster himself and policies of his government – the most right-wing in Israel’s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Netanyahu has accused critics of disrespecting voters who gave his coalition and its reform platform a commanding win in November’s elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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