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Israeli tech sector has big problem with Netanyahu’s judicial reform

It is not only political activists who are demonstrating against the judicial overhaul pushed by the Netanyahu government — high-tech companies and people have also joined the protest movement.

High-tech company workers block a road and hold signs as they strike for an hour to protest the Israeli government's controversial plans to overhaul the judicial system, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 24, 2023.
High-tech company workers block a road and hold signs as they strike for an hour to protest the Israeli government's controversial plans to overhaul the judicial system, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 24, 2023. — Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

Israeli high-tech employees demonstrated on Tuesday against the Netanyahu government's planned judicial overhaul, in different locations across the country.

A demonstration will also take place on Tuesday in Silicone Valley, in California organized by Israeli high-tech individuals and entities in the area. 

Tuesday's demonstration followed an announcement last week by High-tech giant Papaya Global, that it has decided to take all the company’s money out of Israel, over the judicial reform.

Papaya Global CEO Eynat Guez said on Twitter last Thursday that the move was adopted in response to the prime minister's reform plans.

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