Protesters block Israel highways over new Supreme Court Bill

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Police used a water cannon to disperse some protesters and dragged others away by force. Read more at straitstimes.com.

won initial approval by Parliament, with full support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right ruling coalition.

The police, who said 24 people have been arrested, used a water cannon to disperse some protesters and dragged others away by force. The drive by Mr Netanyahu’s nationalist-religious coalition to change the justice system has sparked unprecedented protests, stirred concern for Israel’s democratic health among Western allies and bruised the economy.

If passed as is, it would curb Supreme Court’s power to void decisions made by the government, ministers and elected officials by ruling them unreasonable.

 

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