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Netanyahu agrees to pause judicial overhaul following widespread unrest
Before the proposal was paused, massive crowds of protesters and counterprotesters collected in the shadow of the Supreme Court docket in Jerusalem, quite a few waving Israeli flags. Some chanted into megaphones or banged on drums. Leah Basa, 23, said she felt Netanyahu’s approach would guide to the “downfall of democracy.” “I am protesting the reform which is likely to get rid of the checks and balances and get rid of the separation of powers,” she said. “I feel that it is producing so several rips in society. No issue which aspect wins, nobody is heading to acquire in the stop, due to the fact no matter whether the reform…