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What’s next for Israel after Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul bill?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre) says the upcoming Knesset summer recess could be an opportunity to negotiate further changes to the judiciary [Amir Cohen/Reuters]

A law passed by Israel’s parliament on Monday that would overhaul the judiciary and limit its powers has sent the country into uncharted territory amid mass protests from the opposition.

The new legislation, known as the “reasonableness bill”, removes the ability of the Supreme Court to strike down government decisions deemed “unreasonable”.

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