Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes

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Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/24/israeli-parliament-votes-in-netanyahu-controversial-supreme-court-changes

Knesset speaker says bill passed by 64-0 after opposition politicians left plenum in protest

Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes

Israel’s parliament has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Knesset speaker has said.

The bill passed by a vote of 64-0, the speaker added, after opposition lawmakers abandoned the Knesset plenum in protest.