Thousands of Israelis protest against judicial reform for 10th straight week

Thousands of Israelis joined demonstrations on Saturday for the 10th consecutive week against controversial judicial reform plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing government.

Protesters say the changes will threaten democratic checks and balances on ministers by the courts, and accuse Netanyahu of trying to escape a legal case against him.

Netanyahu is on trial on corruption charges, which he denies.

The Knesset passed the first reading of the first bill of the government’s proposed judicial reform by a vote of 63 for and 47 against after midnight on Feb. 21.

The government says the reforms are designed to end overreach into politics by an unrepresentative Supreme Court. Critics say Netanyahu seeks legal changes that will hurt Israel's democratic checks and balances, foster corruption and bring diplomatic isolation.

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