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| Israeli lawmakers are expected to hold a binding vote today on one part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary. It will come after a weekend of protest and turmoil, and the issue has become a proxy for a broader emotional and even existential battle about the nature of the Israeli state. | Israeli lawmakers are expected to hold a binding vote today on one part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary. It will come after a weekend of protest and turmoil, and the issue has become a proxy for a broader emotional and even existential battle about the nature of the Israeli state. |
| Last night, pro-government demonstrators held a rally in Tel Aviv, as those opposed to the judicial overhaul gathered in Jerusalem. A day before, a miles-long column of demonstrators opposed to the reform marched to Jerusalem in searing heat. Some of the tens of thousands of people who participated had walked for days, and some camped outside Parliament. | Last night, pro-government demonstrators held a rally in Tel Aviv, as those opposed to the judicial overhaul gathered in Jerusalem. A day before, a miles-long column of demonstrators opposed to the reform marched to Jerusalem in searing heat. Some of the tens of thousands of people who participated had walked for days, and some camped outside Parliament. |
| Earlier yesterday, Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital for an emergency procedure to implant a heart pacemaker. Netanyahu released a video statement saying that he would be in Parliament today. | Earlier yesterday, Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital for an emergency procedure to implant a heart pacemaker. Netanyahu released a video statement saying that he would be in Parliament today. |
| Still, talks were continuing to seek an 11th-hour compromise over the bill, which aims to limit the ways in which the Supreme Court can overturn government decisions. Netanyahu had an emergency meeting with President Isaac Herzog in a last-minute effort to reach a compromise, according to Herzog’s office. “An agreement must be reached,” Herzog said in a statement. | Still, talks were continuing to seek an 11th-hour compromise over the bill, which aims to limit the ways in which the Supreme Court can overturn government decisions. Netanyahu had an emergency meeting with President Isaac Herzog in a last-minute effort to reach a compromise, according to Herzog’s office. “An agreement must be reached,” Herzog said in a statement. |