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WATCH: Israelis block roads in protest against Netanyahu legal plan
Israelis blocked roads and demonstrated on Thursday against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary, hoping to ramp up pressure on lawmakers after parliament reconvened this week following a month-long recess.
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Israeli unions launch general strike in opposition to judicial reforms
The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents more than 700,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many other fields, could paralyze large parts of Israel's economy, which is already on shaky ground, ratcheting up the pressure on Netanyahu to suspend the overhaul.
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Israeli defence minister calls for halt to judicial overhaul
Yoav Gallant's plea comes after three months of weekly mass protests that have seen more than half a million people take to the streets to oppose reforms critics say will undermine the independence of the judiciary and could be used for political ends.
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Biden calls for compromise over Netanyahu's controversial reforms
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to express 'concern' over the planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system, and called for compromise, after widespread protests have rocked Israel.
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Israelis protest Netanyahu's judicial reform for 10 consecutive weeks
As the Israeli Parliament approves on first reading a bill which would allow lawmakers to overturn Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority vote, protestors gathered at Ben Gurion airport to condemn the judicial reform.
