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Reuters
Reuters
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By Dan Williams

Clearing Israel budget, Netanyahu hints at resumption of judicial overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, May 23, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a two-year Israeli national budget on Wednesday and suggested this could clear the way for a resumption of his religious-nationalist coalition's contested judicial overhaul.

Opposition politicians, who have been in compromise talks with the government over the proposed reforms since they were suspended in late March, protested. One threatened to "shake up the country" if Netanyahu pursues the legislation unilaterally.

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