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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem

Israelis brace for disruption amid renewed push for judicial overhaul

Israelis protesting against the government’s judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv
Israelis protesting against the government’s judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Israelis are bracing for a turbulent week of protests and potential strike action as the country’s governing coalition races to pass a key component of its wide-ranging judicial overhaul before the parliamentary summer recess.

The Knesset’s constitution, justice and law committee on Monday discussed sending a bill eliminating the “reasonableness” standard that allows the supreme court to overrule government decisions back to the plenum for its second reading.

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