Thousands of Israelis flock to demonstrate in capital Tel Aviv against parliament’s approval of key judicial reforms that defies month-long protests
Israelis march in support of the judicial system during a protest against the plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul it, in Tel Aviv. / Photo: AP
"You have ruined the country and we will fix it. Democracy! Democracy!" chanted demonstrators in Israel's commercial capital on Wednesday, which has become the epicentre of anti-government demonstrations since the judicial overhaul was unveiled in January.Despite the protests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition allies approved in parliament last month a major clause of the package that critics fear open the way to more authoritarian government.
"I'm against the government. What it's doing is moving all the power to one authority," protester Roei Ben Haim, 40, told AFP news agency.
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