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Protesters slam Netanyahu's plan to reform Israel's top court, minister appointment

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About 1,000 Israeli protesters staged a demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday outside the Supreme Court, which was hearing an appeal against the appointment of ultra-Orthodox leader Aryeh Deri as cabinet minister despite his conviction for tax fraud.

Deri, 63, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, is the veteran leader of Shas, which draws support from religious Jews of Middle Eastern descent. His appointment to the new Netanyahu government has been challenged in Israel's Supreme Court, given his conviction for tax fraud — without prison time — last year.

He now serves as interior and health minister and is due to rotate to finance in two years.

It comes as Israel new hard-right government seeks reforms to the judiciary to limit its influence on government policy and give politicians a bigger role in picking top judges, alarming opponents who fear it will hurt democracy and minority rights.

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