Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the country’s democratic system of checks and balances.
The protest presented an early challenge to Mr Netanyahu and his ultranationalist national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has ordered police to take tough action if protesters block roads or display Palestinian flags.
Israeli media, citing police, said the crowd at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square swelled to at least 80,000 people, despite cool, rainy weather.
Nethanyahu is proposing to enact legislation that will allow the Israeli government the authority to over-rule the courts - a power he can use to reverse any conviction for the corruption charges he is currently under.
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