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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Parties Discuss Justice Reforms After Netanyahu U-turn

Israeli protesters in air force uniforms during a demonstration against the government in Tel Aviv last Thursday (EPA)

Israel's hard-right government and opposition parties were set for a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

Scepticism remained high over the negotiations on the judicial overhaul, which would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges.

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