Thousands of Israeli women to honor her International Women’s Day formed human chains today to protest the planned judicial reform that will drastically limit the powers of the courts, which is being promoted by the right-wing government.

Citizens from many sectors of Israeli society are taking part in the weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to limit the Supreme Court’s ability to issue rulings against the legislative and executive branches, while giving lawmakers decisive powers over the appointment of judges.

Women’s groups have joined the ongoing protests, with protesters dressed in red and marching along its popular promenade Tel Aviv, clapping and shouting “democracy”. Demonstrators at previous women’s rallies wore red cloaks and white head coverings, mimicking the popular TV series and novel “The Tale of the Crimson Slave,” which depicts a dystopian reality where a brutal ultra-religious regime strips women of their rights.

“It’s supposed to be a day of joy celebrating our rights, but now we have to protest again,” protester Moran Katzenstein told Reuters at a rally in Jerusalem. “We are all wearing red and showing that we draw a red line and that we will not allow this government to harm our rights.”

Holding placards reading “undermining women’s rights, it is not in our intentions” and “women’s struggle”, the protesters were protesting the legislation proposed by Netanyahu with his right-wing and religious allies last month.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Monday that a compromise on the government’s judicial reform plan may be imminent, but opposition leader Benny Gantz told Reuters during the women’s demonstration in Tel Aviv that they would not negotiate until the law is overturned.

“Agreements can be reached, compromise on democracy we cannot reach,” Gantz said. Women dressed in red filled Tel Aviv’s popular promenade, clapping and chanting “democracy”.

“We feel that every step of this reform will harm women and take away their rights,” Adi Agassi-Safir said in Tel Aviv. “They’re going to take away all the rights and achievements we’ve had so far, it’s really dangerous and we’re not willing to accept that,” added Agassi-Saffir.