Protests

The unrest has handed a political boost to far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who leads the polls ahead of April's presidential election, while potential centrist successors to Macron remain divided.

The New York Police Department has backed away from its intention to award a contract of about $750,000 to the Israeli company Cognyte to develop cell phone tracking and location capabilities.

Chiara, a 21-year-old student in protest-hit Milan, believes “it's vital to take part in people's spontaneous movements born from an explosion of rage that made collective action possible.”

A group linked to the protest movement told Israelis flying in to vote to print its hotline numbers and keep them in their passports in case police detain them and take their phones.

Assaults were reported against a B'Yachad activist in Tiberias. Earlier in the day, the Haredi Public Party announced its members had been attacked in Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Betar Illit.

There was no immediate confirmation of the education proposals from the government. A press conference to announce the details was delayed.

Large forces will remain active across the country after polls close, recognizing that election results could trigger sharp reactions among supporters of various parties and political blocs.

The protest comes in response to an attack on three young Druze men at a club in Tel Aviv overnight between Thursday and Friday, after they were heard speaking Arabic among themselves.

The victims and families emphasized that the initiative was not tied to any specific political party, but was intended only to remind Israeli citizens of the horrors which the nation endured.

The demonstrations, which followed clashes last weekend in which protesters fought with police, looted shops, and vandalized property, were violent in Turin, Rome, and Bologna.