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Al Jazeera Staff

A ‘coup d’etat’: Israel’s Netanyahu pushes ahead with his judicial changes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revived his efforts to pass legislation to weaken the judiciary and give politicians greater sway on who serves on the Supreme Court [File:Leo Correa/AP Photo]

In just 10 days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken the Gaza ceasefire, tried to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency, orchestrated a no-confidence vote on the attorney general, and passed a law to change how Supreme Court appointments happen.

The legislation, passed last Thursday, will allow Netanyahu to change the court’s makeup in his favour, his critics say. The change will come into effect in the next parliamentary term.

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