After the large anti-Netanyahu coalition protesting crowds were dispersed at the Ben Gurion Airport Monday evening,  the Israeli police noted that they had arrested 57 demonstrators who violated the order and some of them clashed with the police forces, who in addition handed out 180 reports. Several protesters tried to enter the landing hall of the airport but were stopped by police officers who removed them using force.

Hours after it began, the police managed to disperse the demonstration and, except for a few demonstrators, the protest ended and moved to the nearby city of Ramla, in front of the police station where the detainees from the demonstration at the airport were being held. Earlier, the “Kaplan Force Group”, which is leading the protests, published a briefing for the demonstrators in preparation for the protest against the judicial reform in Israel. The organizers instructed those arriving in vehicles to go around the area of ​​the departing flights several times, and the drivers were told: "Drive slowly, beep, remove the flags from the vehicle, and show this is a mounted protest. Wave the Israeli flags from your vehicle, shout democracy and cheer with great affection," the briefing for those arriving by car read.

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It was written to all the protesters that "there is no need to demean protest symbols and flags, the police will allow and protect the protesters and allow the democratic demonstration that will help stop the dictatorial and extreme moves of the Israeli government led by Netanyahu." At the end, the organizers wrote: "Pay attention, we must convey a clear and sharp message to the government of Israel, if you try to transfer to a dictatorship-based government, we will know, as we demonstrated in the first round of protests, how to paralyze the state and stop the legislation."

Central District Police Commander Avi Biton, together with the Director General of the Airports Authority, approved a new complex near Terminal 3 for the safe reception of protestors in a way that prevents disruption of traffic arrangements, and also for security reasons; the Ben Gurion airport is known to be one of the most secure airports in the world.

Disruption at Ben-Gurion Airport as Israelis stage protest inside and outside main terminal https://t.co/GwWUcZMwAl

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The police sent about a thousand policemen to secure the demonstration, and the aviation authority increased the staff at the port. But despite the extensive preparations, both organizations were aware that the protests had the potential to get out of hand, something that was widely reported on earlier this year.