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Police scuffle with Israelis blocking a main road to protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
ISRAELIS protesting against government plans to overhaul the judicial system held “national disruption day” today, blocking roads and highways and clashing with police.
The demonstrations come as the country’s far-right government barrels ahead with the legal changes. A parliamentary committee was moving forward on a Bill today that would weaken the Supreme Court.
The crisis has sent shock waves through Israel and presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a serious challenge just two months after he returned to power.
Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
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