Tens of thousands of Israelis protest against plans by new far-right Netanyahu government that they say will threaten democratic checks and balances on politicians by judiciary
Former Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid also joined tens of thousands of protesters in Tel Aviv, as frustration mounts over a raft of controversial moves by the new administration.
The plans, which the government says are needed to curb overreach by activist judges, have drawn fierce opposition from groups including lawyers, and raised concerns among business leaders, widening already deep political divisions in Israeli society."They want to destroy judicial authority, there is no democratic country without a judicial authority."
As well as threatening the independence of judges and weakening oversight of the government and parliament, they say the plans will undermine the rights of minorities and open the door to more corruption.Saturday's protests, which Israeli media said were expected to draw more than 100,000 people to central Tel Aviv, come days after the Supreme Court ordered Netanyahu to fire Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, who leads the religious Shas party, over a recent tax conviction.
The new government, which took office this month, is an alliance between Netanyahu's Likud party and a clutch of smaller extremist parties which say they have a mandate for sweeping change.
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