Israeli lawmakers pass key judicial overhaul bill despite opposition boycott
STORY: Israeli lawmakers pass key judicial overhaul bill despite opposition boycott
DATELINE: July 25, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the vote
2. various of statement by Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
3. various of demonstration
STORYLINE:
Israeli lawmakers passed on Monday a key bill of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system.
Ahead of the vote, all 56 opposition lawmakers tore apart copies of the bill and chanted "Shame!" before leaving the chamber in protest.
Addressing the Israeli parliament after the vote, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a main sponsor of the overhaul plan, hailed the move as "the first step in the historical process of correcting the judicial system and returning powers to the government."
Outside the parliament building, thousands of protesters rallied, waving Israeli flags. Police tried to disperse them with water cannons and said in a statement that at least
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