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Massive crowds rally in Israel as vote on judicial overhaul looms

Protesters hold Israeli flags as they attend a gathering on a day of planned mass demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, near the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in Jerusalem [Amir Cohen/Reuters]

Tens of thousands of Israelis have marched into Jerusalem and more protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul plan.

Protests have intensified in the days leading up to the debate that began Sunday ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday which could see a key part of the proposals passed into law.

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