Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government is pushing changes that many believe will fundamentally erode the country's democracy.
— Huge protests that rocked Israel over the coalition government's judicial reforms were on pause Tuesday. The nation appeared to be taking stock of fallout from Monday's, Israel's parliament, which curbed the power of the nation's Supreme Court.
Israeli protesters confront police during a rally against the Israeli goverment's judicial overhaul bills in the coastal city of Tel Aviv, July 24, 2023."Most of the people here, both those who supported this and obviously those who were against it, are in shock," Ravid said,"because nobody knew we were going to get to that point."Monday's vote was just stage one of a package of proposed judicial reforms sought by Netanyahu's coalition government.
Until Monday, the Supreme Court had the power to declare any proposed legislation"unreasonable" and send it back to lawmakers for review and amendment. Monday's vote removed that power. Now Israel's parliament can override an"unreasonable" ruling and simply approve the law with a simple majority.Later this year, Netanyahu's ruling coalition plans more legislation to politicize the appointment of judges, so the government can choose who sits on the bench.
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