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Mass protests as Israel moves ahead with judicial ‘reform’

Protesters rally against the Israeli government's judicial reform bill near the Knesset in West Jerusalem on February 20, 2023 [Ahmad Gharbali/AFP]

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting against the government’s plan to pass a judicial reform bill that they say threatens democracy.

Demonstrators from across Israel descended on Jerusalem on Monday to rally near the Knesset for a second straight week ahead of the first reading of the legislation to change the way judges are picked.

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