The government of the Israeli Prime Minister announced a change to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country's judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure.
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country’s judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure, including from US President Joe Biden. Opposition leaders inside and outside the legislature immediately rejected the proposed changes as insufficient.
Other elements of the proposed reform include an override clause, where the Knesset will have the power to overturn Supreme Court decisions, as well as a bill that would make it more difficult for courts to declare a sitting prime minister “unfit for office.
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