Thousands of marchers arrived in Jerusalem Saturday, the culmination of a five-day walk from Tel Aviv to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the powers of Israel’s courts.
The demonstrators arrived the day before Israeli lawmakers begin debating what could become the first element of the plan to be voted into law.
Netanyahu is pressing on with his plans after pausing them earlier this year in the face of widespread protests and international pressure. There are suggestions that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, is trying to delay the vote after more than 1,000 Air Force reserve officers threatened to stop volunteering if the bill passed.
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