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Mass Protests vs. Israeli Gov’s Legal System Change”

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered on Saturday for the relentless weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu government’s plans to overhaul the legal system in the country. All pictures: AFP

Israelis protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 27, 2023.
The mass protests entered their 21st week. This week’s rallies come days after Netanyahu’s coalition of ultra-Orthodox and ultranationalist parties passed a new two-year budget.
However, it also appeared to fuel the protestors’ views that Netanyahu appeals to his religious allies. Rrather than address the wider economic woes of the broader society.

Organisers of grassroot protests bill them as a movement to save democracy.

Proponents of the judicial overhaul say it is needed to rein in an overzealous Supreme Court.

They say the government’s plans to weaken the Supreme Court would destroy the country’s system of checks. And balances and compromise Israeli democracy.

Netanyahu delayed the proposed changes in March. But protest organisers say they want to keep the demonstrations up until the plans are scrapped.

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