Protests erupt, In Israel, as Bar Association holds emergency meet to fight judicial overhaul

 

IBA head decries ‘assassination of Israeli democracy’ as former AG Mandelblit says ‘This is a coup, they won’t stop’; demonstrators at event decry lack of pro-government speakers

Protests erupted Thursday as the Israel Bar Association held an emergency meeting to discuss the ramifications of the government proceeding with its controversial judicial overhaul.

Newly elected IBA chief Amit Becher, who ran on an anti-overhaul platform, blasted the government for advancing a bill that would eliminate courts’ ability to strike down governmental and ministerial decisions based on “reasonableness.”

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