Netanyahu Signals Impatience With Protests Over Israel's Judicial Reform
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On Monday, Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition is due to bring for first parliamentary reading a bill that would limit "reasonableness" as a standard of judicial review
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled impatience on Sunday with disruptions caused by resurgent demonstrations against his judicial overhaul plans, summoning his attorney-general for a cabinet discussion of police counter-measures.
On Monday, Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition is due to bring for first parliamentary reading a bill that would limit "reasonableness" as a standard of judicial review - and which critics argue would open the door for abuses of power.
The opposition casts the bill as a step toward curbing judicial independence that would eventually subordinate the Supreme Court to politicians. Netanyahu - who is on trial on graft charges he denies - says the aim is to restore balance among branches of government and rein in court overreach.
