JERUSALEM: Israeli protesters blocked the main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Wednesday (Mar 1), as lawmakers were set to plough ahead with a contentious judicial overhaul that opponents se
"Israel is not a dictatorship, Israel is not Hungary," the protesters called, waving blue and white Israeli flags.
The reform was proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist-religious coalition government in January. It includes giving the government decisive sway in picking judges and limits the scope of the Supreme Court to strike down legislation or rule against the executive., given Israel has no constitution and only one house of parliament that is controlled by the coalition.
The plan has yet to be written into law, but it has already affected the Israeli shekel and drawn concern from some Western allies who have signalled concern about the democratic health of the country if the government goes through with the overhaul.
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