Israel's top labor union threatened a general strike and demonstrators blocked the entrance to the Knesset as lawmakers prepared to vote on legislation seen as a power grab by the nation's far-right.
last week,"Opponents of the government's proposal view the legal concept of reasonableness as a crucial protection against government overreach, and a key pillar of Israeli democracy.
The push for the bill has been the catalyst for months of intense protests across Israel, with demonstrators taking to the streets by the hundreds of thousands, workers walking off the job, and businesses shutting their doors to express outrage over what opponents of the overhaul have described as a"judicial coup."
A vote on a section of the legislation is expected Monday as prominent figures, including Israeli President Isaac Herzog, continued to call for a compromise measure that Netanyahu's Likud party has thus far rejected.Histadrut, Israel's largest labor federation, has
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