5 Months Without a Deal, Israel's Judicial Protests Endure
Amid a sea of hundreds, perhaps thousands of Israeli flags at an antigovernment protest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, a plain white poster protruded with a handwritten message in black: "Democracy without compromise." For five months now, tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets every week to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul that would give politicians greater sway over selecting judges. It would also limit the power of the Supreme Court to strike down legislation. Читать дальше...