Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in effect strips the Supreme Court of its power to block Government decisions. Opposition parties boycotted the vote which came after seven months of protests which…
Tel Aviv: Despite intense protests and opposition, a controversial judicial reform bill was passed in Israel. According to details, the Israeli parliament passed the judicial reform bill despite strong protests and opposition, 64 members of the ruling coalition voted in favor of the bill, while the opposition boycotted the amendment. The passage of the bill…
In Israel, voting on judicial reforms has begun in the parliament, the powers of the Supreme Court have been limited in the judicial reform bill. According to the foreign news agency, demonstrations and rallies against judicial reforms are also ongoing in Israel. Israeli police are using water cannons on protestors, many protesters have been arrested….
The ongoing protest in Israel Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has postponed the judicial reform plan until next month. The Israeli Prime Minister has expressed his willingness to stop progress on judicial reforms. After the government’s decision, the Israeli labor union has announced the end of the nationwide strike. Against the reforms, the head of the…
Israel: Protests are being held against judicial reforms. 200 reserve pilots of the Israeli Air Force have refused to continue their service in protest against judicial reforms by the government. According to foreign media, many of these pilots have also participated in ‘secret Israeli operations’. The pilots say that after Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech on…
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets for the tenth straight week of protests against the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform plans. According to organizers, about 240,000 protesters demonstrated in front of the Israeli president’s house in Tel Aviv, while occupied Jerusalem. Protesters say that Netanyahu’s judicial reforms will…
Israeli Army Chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halawi Israel’s army chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halawi has warned the government that there could be internal divisions within the army over judicial reforms. Army Chief General Herzi Halawi says that the conflict over judicial reforms may cause young people to refuse mandatory service in the Israeli army. He…
Thousands of people are participating in the protest, courtesy of Twitter In Jerusalem, more than 90,000 people are protesting against the judicial reforms outside the parliament. Prime Minister Netanyahu says that the opposition leaders are deliberately pushing the country towards anarchy. He said that the opposition is creating chaos in the parliament, MPs are jumping…
