Around 100,000 Israelis took to the streets to protest the judicial overhaul, chanting, “No to dictatorship!”
By Jake Johnson. Published 2-13-2023 by Common Dreams
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Massive protests erupted in Israel on Monday as the country’s far-right government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, began advancing judicial reforms that would roll back judicial oversight of parliament and give lawmakers more control over Supreme Court appointments, proposed changes that opposition leader Yair Lapid decried as an attempt to impose a “dark dictatorship.”
As demonstrations raged—with participants chanting “democracy!” and “no to dictatorship!”—chaos broke out inside the Israeli Knesset after a key committee voted to move ahead with part of the legislation backed by Netanyahu and right-wing Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who are aiming to virtually eliminate the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws. Continue reading
