Israeli parliament gives initial approval to judicial overhaul bill
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Israeli parliament gives initial approval to judicial overhaul bill
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/11/israeli-parliament-initial-approval-judicial-overhaul-bill
Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition wins first of three votes required for controversial changes to become law
In a move that seems to clearly violate the (ostensible) three-way division of power, Netanyahu moves to consolidate more power in the legislative that he controls.
This can be seen as undermining a structure of power usually considered foundational to liberal democracies.