JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Knesset will meet in a special session on the rash of protests sweeping the nation.
The debate scheduled for next week, which will interrupt the Knesset’s summer recess, was announced Monday after 50 opposition lawmakers signed a petition calling for the session titled "Netanyahu’s tax government is disconnected from the people and ignoring the public protest." Only 25 signatures were necessary to call the meeting during a recess.
The signatures were collected by the Kadima and National Union parties.
On Monday, hundreds of senior citizens protested in Tel Aviv against the high cost of living, calling for lower costs for medications, a cancellation of the value-added tax on basic necessities and safeguards on the value of their pensions.
