Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu’s legal reforms

The 73-year-old premier on Friday signalled flexibility on the reform plan, saying it would be implemented “with careful consideration while hearing all of the positions.”

Polls have diverged on public views of the reforms. Channel 13 TV last week found 53% of Israelis were opposed to changing the court appointments’ structure while 35% were in support. But Channel 14 TV on Thursday found 61% in favour and 35% opposed. Critics of the Supreme Court say it is overreaching and unrepresentative of the electorate. Its proponents call the court a means of bringing equilibrium to a fractious society.

“Tens of thousands of people were at tonight’s demonstrations. In the election held here two and a half months ago, millions turned out,” tweeted Miki Zohar a senior lawmaker in Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party. “We promised the people change, we promised governance, we promised reforms – and we will make good on that.”

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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu governmentThousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the country's democratic system of checks and balances. Like we see in the USA, UK etc the right win a huge election victory and the left protest, crying democracy is under threat.🙄
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