Israel’s parliament has voted to curb the powers of the Supreme Court, a key part of Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul, despite massive nationwide protests that have exposed deep rifts within the country.
In a stormy session on Monday, legislators met to vote on a bill which would strip the country’s top judges of the right to strike down government decisions on the basis that they are “unreasonable”. Beforehand, opposition legislators who had labelled the move a “disaster” shouted “For shame!” and stormed out of the building in protest.
