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Thousands of demonstrators gather in front of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to protest judicial reforms bill put forward by Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-right government. IMAGES
Israeli lawmakers met on Monday to discuss contested government plans to give deputies more control of the judicial system, as tens of thousands rallied outside parliament against the proposals. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies in the government, the most right-wing in Israel's history, say the reforms are necessary to correct an imbalance that has given judges too much power over elected officials. FRANCE 24 is joined by the historian Shlomo Sand, Professor Emeritus of History at Tel Aviv University.
Israeli protesters take to Tel Aviv's Kaplan street to demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government proposal to overhaul the judicial system. IMAGES
Tens of thousands gathered in front of the Israeli Parliament protesting against the government's controversial planned judicial reform, chanting "No to judicial reform, save Israeli democracy".
Thousands of flag-waving Israelis rally in Jerusalem after the hard-right government pushed through parliament a key clause of its controversial judicial reform package despite months of mass protests. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI33PV9WD_EN / VIDI33PU9MR_EN
Israel's parliament is to vote on Monday on proposed judicial changes to limit the powers of the Supreme Court that have sparked the biggest protests in the nation's history.