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What’s behind Israel’s ‘judicial coup’?

How Netanyahu’s far-right government pushed through legislation on a judicial overhaul despite mass protests.

Protesters hold up a large Israeli flag at a demonstration following a parliament vote on a contested bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions, in Jerusalem July 24, 2023
Protesters hold up a large Israeli flag in West Jerusalem on July 24, 2023, after parliament passed a bill that limits Supreme Court powers to void some government decisions [Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]
Published On 28 Jul 2023

Israel’s ruling coalition has pushed through the first part of a judicial overhaul despite months of protests against its plan. It is a major victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but his critics are calling the move a judicial coup. Members of the opposition walked out of the vote, and protesters took to the streets again this week. The question now is, how far will the judicial overhaul go?

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  • Amjad Iraqi (@aj_iraqi), senior editor at +972 magazine

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Source: Al Jazeera