Israeli Knesset Passes First Judicial Reform Bill into Law

Israel Judicial reform in Jerusalem, Israel - 24 Jul 2023

Protestors raise their hands in a show of no violence during an anti-judicial overhaul demonstration in Jerusalem. Israel's parliament approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious plan to overhaul the country's justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule. (Photo by Eyal Warshavsky / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Credit: SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AAP Image

Peta Jones Pellach reports on the passing of the first bill in the government's legislative overhaul.

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Published 31 July 2023 12:22pm

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Peta Jones Pellach reports on the passing of the first bill in the government's legislative overhaul.

The Knesset approved Monday the proposed reasonableness bill by a majority of 64 to 0, after opposition members boycotted the vote and walked out of the Knesset plenum in protest. Peta Jones Pellach reports from Jerusalem.