Israeli government advances judicial overhaul despite uproar

by LAURIE KELLMAN and ILAN BEN ZION | Associated Press

Mon, February 20th 2023, 11:50 PM UTC

Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli lawmakers drape themselves in the national flag in protest in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, against a contentious plan to overhaul the country's legal system, in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, confers with Education Minister Yoav Kisch, left, as lawmakers convene in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, for a vote on a contentious plan to overhaul the country's legal system, in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, Pool)

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Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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