Israel’s parliament is to vote on part of the government’s far-reaching judicial overhaul in a new push from the ruling coalition to pass legislation despite continuing nationwide protests and promises from the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to drop or tone down some of the controversial elements.
The Knesset will vote at about 9pm local time (1900 BST) on Monday on a bill that would get rid of the “reasonableness” standard, which allows the supreme court to overrule government decisions it deems too political, implausible, or that undermine the public’s trust in government.
