Tens of thousands of Israelis protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, measures that opponents say imperil the country's democratic foundation.
abc.net.au/news/thousands-of-israelis-protests-against-new-government/101880610Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, measures that opponents say imperil the country's democratic foundation.Other protests took place in the cities of Jerusalem, Haifa and Beersheba.Israeli media, citing police, said some 100,000 people were out protesting.
The government says a power imbalance has given judges and government legal advisers too much sway over lawmaking and governance.Protesters filled central streets in the seaside metropolis, raising Israeli flags and banners that read "Our Children will not Live in a Dictatorship" and "Israel, We Have A Problem."
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