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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Huge protest in Israel over rightwing government’s judicial changes

Crowds of protesters wave Israeli flags during a demonstration in Tel Aviv
Crowds of protesters wave Israeli flags during a demonstration in Tel Aviv. Photograph: Eyal Warshavsky/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

An estimated 100,000 people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night in what protesters described as a “fight for Israel’s destiny” over sweeping judicial changes proposed by the new far-right government.

Israel’s longtime prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, returned to office last month at the helm of a coalition of conservative and religious parties that make up the most right-wing government in the country’s history.

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