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Daniel Estrin

In landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to judiciary

Israelis protested against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system and in support of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Israel's Supreme Court has struck down a contentious law approved last July by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government that aimed to transform the country's basic judiciary law.

The attempted judicial overhaul by Netanyahu's right wing parliamentary coalition sparked months of protests by Israelis.

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