- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who criticized his government’s planned judicial reform.
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Gallant, also a member of a Likud with Netanyahu, on Saturday called for the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, to pause its consideration of judicial reform legislation until after the end of the Jewish, Muslim and Christian holidays at the end of April.
- The proposed judicial reform has resulted in mass demonstrations and some military protests, in what Gallant called a “clear, immediate and tangible threat to the security of the country.”
- The coalition government plans to pass the controversial judicial reform plan this week. The plan would give elected officials more power in picking Supreme Court justices, lower the justice retirement age to 67 and allow the Knesset to override court decisions with a simple majority.
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Israeli border police officers prevent protesters from blocking a highway during a rally against the government's plans to overhaul the country's legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the country's legal system and weaken the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
