To protest the controversial government plan to reform the nation’s court system, thousands of Israelis flocked to the streets on Tuesday, blocking major motorways and swarming the country’s largest international airport.
The protests took place the day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition handed preliminary approval to a bill restricting the Supreme Court’s supervisory authority, moving ahead with a strategy that has stoked intense national division.
A number of proposals put forward by Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and ultraorthodox partners have sparked months of steadfast opposition from those who believe the nation is being pushed toward authoritarian leadership.
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