Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Biden call

Israeli PM Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown with top court looms

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has gone easy on the judicial overhaul plan amid protests.

Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown with top court looms

JERUSALEM, March 21 — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday announced a softening of his judicial overhaul plan but an unallayed opposition said it would still challenge key legislation in the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a constitutional showdown. The package of reforms sought by Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition have triggered weeks of unprecedented street demonstrations and stirred worries among Western allies …

Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown looms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a softening of his judicial overhaul plan but the opposition said it would still challenge key legislation in the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a constitutional showdown. This report produced by Alex Cohen.

Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown with top court looms

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday announced a softening of his judicial overhaul plan but an unallayed opposition said it would still challenge key legislation in the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a constitutional showdown, Reuters reports. The package of reforms sought by Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition have triggered weeks of unprecedented street demonstrations and stirred worries among Western allies who…

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Netanyahu softens government’s judicial overhaul after Biden call

Netanyahu softened his government's judicial overhaul plan on Monday, to appease nationwide protests and Western allies.