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I saw videos of protests in Israel and wondered what was going on?

Something getting lost in the talk about Israel's protests is that all of this is happening because Netanyahu doesn't want to face a conviction for public corruption. He's torching democracy to avoid jail. If it were any other country, the U.S. would call for him to step down. https://t.co/Tr3esaLrwm

— Jewish Worker (@JewishWorker) March 16, 2023

Been wondering what’s happening in Isreal.

Israel faces airport closure, strikes as rage mounts over courts overhaul
By Steve Hendrix and Shira Rubin
Updated March 27, 2023 at 8:13 a.m. EDT|Published March 27, 2023 at 4:13 a.m. EDT

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure Monday to halt his government’s drive to remake Israel’s judicial system as the backlash against the plan engulfed the country and strikes threatened national paralysis.

Israeli universities, workers’ unions, hospitals, malls and Israel’s national carrier, El Al, announced a general strike, and the international airport indefinitely terminated outgoing flights. Tens of thousands of protesters from around the country flooded into Jerusalem to express their opposition to the plan.

As calls for Netanyahu to stand down came from across the government, business community and opposition, including from Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Netanyahu’s own longtime lawyer, local media reported he would make a public statement Monday morning.

An official in Netanyahu’s Likud party who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to ongoing negotiations said that earlier Monday morning, the prime minister was ready to bow to pressure and halt the overhaul. Other Likud officials suggested that the move might be frozen at least until the Passover holiday and parliamentary recess next month, Israeli media reported. But the announcement was postponed amid reports that the prime minister had entered emergency consultations with his coalition partners.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/27/israel-netanyahu-protests-judicial-reform/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjI0Njc0NjUiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjc5ODg5NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjgxMTg1NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2Nzk4ODk2MDAsImp0aSI6IjBiOGVlMTQ0LTljOTctNGQxOC05YTJiLTQ0YWM5OWUyZTY3NiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93b3JsZC8yMDIzLzAzLzI3L2lzcmFlbC1uZXRhbnlhaHUtcHJvdGVzdHMtanVkaWNpYWwtcmVmb3JtLyJ9.bxT4uHSgZ3ZvDyLw5WS_CXjMLgoTBMA02nGssGKwc_g

I thought Netanyahu was already done politically, but for some reason the people of Israel re-elected him? I guess some people just prefer authoritarian leaders. What’s happening in Israel should be learned for America. NEVER return a wannabe fascist to power. https://t.co/vgwrJfNzY8

— Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) March 27, 2023

While we slept, Israelis took to the streets and halted Bibi’s “I am above the law” judicial overhaul scheme.

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) March 27, 2023

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