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Israel’s judicial overhaul is back. So are the protests.

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel is witnessing a resurgence of mass protests against renewed judicial overhaul proposals by the government led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, with the support of Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Supreme CourtDemocracyBenjamin NetanyahuJudicial OverhaulProtestsYariv LevinYair LapidGideon SaarIsrael Bar Association

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Thousands of Israeli protesters wave flags during a rally against the Israeli governments judicial overhaul bills in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023."
Israel
"even though the elected coalition had a majority, it managed to pass only one relatively minor piece of the plan."
Southern District, Israel
"the hostages, before the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond, Israel was being torn apart by a fight almost entirely within its own borders: the judicial overhaul."

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