A ‘coup d’etat’: Israel’s Netanyahu pushes ahead with his judicial changes | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In just 10 days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has broken the Gaza ceasefire, tried to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet intelligence agency, orchestrated a no-confidence vote on the attorney general, and passed a law to change how Supreme Court appointments happen.

The legislation, passed last Thursday, will allow Netanyahu to change the court’s makeup in his favour, his critics say. The change will come into effect in the next parliamentary term.

The move has raised concerns…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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