Israel ratified a law limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed, despite opponents' fears that it may be intended to shield incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu from any fallout of his corruption trials
The amended definition for the "incapacity" of national leaders is among legislative measures by the religious-nationalist coalition that have tipped Israel into crisis, with the opposition arguing that judicial independence is in peril.
By a 61-to-47 final vote, the Knesset approved the bill under which prime ministers can be deemed unfit - and compelled to step aside - either if they or three-quarters of cabinet ministers declare them so on physical or psychological grounds.
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