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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Maayan Lubell

Israeli parliament in uproar over Netanyahu plans for judiciary

Israelis hold flags and posters as they demonstrate on the day Israel's constitution committee is set to start voting on changes that would give politicians more power on selecting judges while limiting Supreme Court's powers to strike down legislation, outside the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, February 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israeli lawmakers engaged in a shouting match on Monday in a parliamentary committee deciding on government plans to overhaul the judiciary, a move President Isaac Herzog has warned risks tipping the country into "constitutional collapse".

The plans, which would give rightist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greater control of appointments to the bench and weaken the Supreme Court's ability to strike down legislation or rule against the executive, have triggered widespread protests.

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