Demonstrators highlighted developments in recent days, including increased hopes for a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, controversial remarks against protesters by Netanyahu, and the premier’s continued refusal to commit to respecting a potential High Court judgment against overhaul legislation.

With Yom Kippur set to begin Sunday afternoon, the protesters echoed the theme of the day of atonement, and marched under the banner: “There is no forgiveness for the attempt to turn Israel into a dictatorship.”