Knesset speaker says bill passed by 64-0 after opposition politicians left plenum in protest

Israel’s parliament has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Knesset speaker has said.

The bill passed by a vote of 64-0, the speaker added, after opposition lawmakers abandoned the Knesset plenum in protest.

  • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure the mods there actively censor any negative news about Israel and it’s government, even when it’s internal matters like this that is pinning Israelis against Israelis and not directly part of any larger conflict.