Posted on 02/19/2023 10:40:27 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather in Jerusalem Monday for a mass demonstration against the government’s judicial reform plan.
The protest coincides with a vote by the Knesset on a linchpin bill of the judicial reform plan.
The proposed legislation, which is expected to pass its first reading Monday, would increase the influence of the Knesset and government over the appointment of judges. Currently, just four of the nine members of the judicial selection committee are from the government and Knesset, with the remaining five members being judges and members of the Israel Bar Association.
In addition, the law includes a provision which would explicitly prohibit the Supreme Court from overturning Basic Laws, which the Supreme Court has argued constitute Israel’s de facto constitution.
Opponents of the plan have organized dozens of protests across the country over the past seven weeks, including a major demonstration outside the Knesset last Monday.
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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Maybe so.
Amy Goodman and Zehava Galon sound the same...eventhough Galon’s English is bad.
One thing is for sure, Haaretz and NYT have some times copied one another....especially when the NYT stooges are “Palestinian” or Patrick Kingsley...
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