Tens of thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government.
Tens of thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday against judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government that protesters say will threaten democratic checks and balances on ministers by the courts.
Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel Saturday to protest against Netanyahu.Netanyahu has dismissed the protests, now in their third week, as a refusal by leftist opponents to accept the results of last November’s election, which produced one of the most right-wing governments in Israel’s history.
, which would tighten political control over judicial appointments and limit the Supreme Court’s powers to overturn government decisions or Knesset laws. and weakening oversight of the government and parliament, they say the plans will undermine the rights of minorities and open the door to more corruption.“We are fighting for democracy,” said Amnon Miller, 64, among crowds of protesters, many bearing white and blue Israeli flags.
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