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What to know about Israel’s protests and judicial overhaul
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to remake Israel’s judicial system has plunged the country into crisis, setting off the most widespread social unrest in decades.
Netanyahu announced Monday that he would delay the proposed overhaul, suggesting that a compromise was needed to prevent “a civil war.” Some protesters, however, have pledged to keep up the pressure until the legislation is withdrawn.
The plan, which would give the government greater power to choose judges, including those presiding over Netanyahu’s corruption trial, has split the country, especially pitting liberal, secular Israelis against the religiously conservative factions.
Workers at universities, hospitals, airlines and elsewhere paralyzed much of the economy on Monday through a general strike. Protesters brought cities to a standstill. Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, also a member of the prime minister’s Likud party, after he called on the government to halt the plan.
Here’s what to know about the judicial overhaul plan and the protests.