'We are the majority and we are out in the streets!' protesters chanted as police responded violently to the uprising.
in Tel Aviv alone, the Constitution, Justice, and Law Committee in the Knesset approved a proposal to give Supreme Court justices the authority to strike down laws only if it has the approval of 12 out of 15 judges. Currently, the court can strike down legislation that violate Israel's 13 basic laws.
Two other proposals—to legalize the death penalty in terrorism cases and to restrict the attorney general's ability to declare the prime minister unfit for office—were also passed by the Knesset in a preliminary hearing, and proceeded to the Constitution, Justice, and Law Committee.66% of Israelis oppose the curtailing of the Supreme Court's authority., "We are the majority and we are out in the streets!" and "Shame!" as security forces cracked down on the protests.
Towards the end of the day, more than a thousand people convened in front of Netanyahu's home in Jerusalem after marching through the city.that the uprising represents "the only chance for the government's agenda to fail." The protests "stand a chance at preventing and perhaps at the very least slowing down the legislative agenda of the government," he said.
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