Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform [View all]
Source: BBC
Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform
15 January 2023
By Emily McGarvey
BBC News
More than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary.
The reforms would make it easier for parliament to overturn Supreme Court rulings, among other things.
Protesters described Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed changes as an attack on democratic rule.
It follows the instalment of the most religious and hardline government in Israeli history.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64279349
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