a controversial law restricting the power ofjudges. wildfires continue on the greek island of rhodes. the country s prime minister says it shows the climate crisis is already here. and tributes are paid to george alagiah one of the bbc s most respected journalists, who s died at the age of 67. welcome to the programme. we begin in israel, where the parliament has approved restrictions on the powers of the supreme court, which have led to some of the largest protests in israel s history. the move preventsjudges from blocking government decisions they consider unreasonable.
wildfires continue on the greek island of rhodes. the country s prime minister says it shows the climate crisis is already here. and tributes are paid to george alagiah one of the bbc s most respected journalists, who s died at the age of 67. welcome to the programme. we begin in israel, where the parliament has approved restrictions on the powers of the supreme court, which have led to some of the largest protests in israel s history. the move preventsjudges from blocking government decisions they consider unreasonable.
welcome to the programme. we begin in israel where the parliament has approved restrictions on the powers of the supreme court, which have led to some of the largest protests in israel s history. the move preventsjudges from blocking government decisions they consider unreasonable. critics say it will destroy israel s democracy, but the government says it will curb judicial over reach. the white house has described the vote in the israeli parliament as unfortunate, pointing out that the measure was passed with the slimmest possible majority. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, sent this report from jerusalem. the streets of israel were soaked in anger. moments after one of the most contested laws in the country s history was passed. anti government protesters were being blasted with water cannon, and the rage towards mr netanyahu or bibi was boiling over.
wind. it s been very strong today, fanning the flames. it s also very warm, and heatwave conditions are expected across the country, expected across the country, expected to last well into the middle of the week. create it’s a middle of the week. create it s a truck is in middle of the week. create it s a truck is in effect middle of the week. create it s a truck is in effect prepared - middle of the week. create it s . truck is in effect prepared the people of greece today when he said a difficult few days lie ahead, but he said he had another warning, he said climate change is already here and it will manifest itself everywhere in the mediterranean with greater disasters. jenw; everywhere in the mediterranean with greater disasters. greater disasters. jenny hill, thank ou. and you can get more advice on what to do if you have a holiday to greece booked in the coming weeks, including issues around flights and travel insurance, on our website that s at bbc.co.uk/news or by