tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets in the capital, jerusalem, and in tel aviv. they ve been protesting against a controversial plan by prime minister benjamin netanyahu that would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges and would limit the court s powers. tonight, we came to express our democratic rights and to fight for what s right, and to hope that there will be a constitution and the separation of authorities will remain as it is and will improve, without impulsive reforms and without crazy people in the parliament. parliament includes a number of nationalist religious parties that have made changes to the justice system a key priority. they say that the supreme court needs to be reined in from overreaching into
supreme courtjudges and would limit the court s powers. tonight, we came to express our democratic rights and to fight for what s right and to hope that there will be a constitution and the separation of authorities will remain as it is and will improve, without impulsive reforms and without crazy people in the parliament. parliament includes a number of nationalist religious parties that have made changes to the justice system a key priority. they say that the supreme court needs to be reigned needs to be reined in from overreaching into the political sphere. but many fear that this will weaken the court and give the government too much influence when appointing judges. the separation of powers is very important and they want to cut the judicial independence
for the ninth week in a row, tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets in the capital, jerusalem, and in tel aviv. they ve been protesting against a controversial plan by prime minister benjamin netanyahu that would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges and would limit the court s powers. tonight, we came to express our democratic rights and to fight for what s right and to hope that there will be a constitution and the separation of authorities will remain as it is and will improve, without impulsive reforms and without crazy people in the parliament. parliament includes a number of nationalist religious parties that have made changes to the justice system
woman to win a silver medal at the paralympics for table tennis. large rallies have taken place across israel for the ninth consecutive week in protest at the government s plans to overhaul the judicial system. tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in tel aviv, where police used water cannons to clear the crowds. there were also some clashes injerusalem. the government s proposed reforms would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges, and would limit the court s powers. critics describe it as an attack on democracy. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza reports. for the ninth week in a row, tens of thousands of israelis took to the streets in the capital, jerusalem, and in tel aviv. they ve been protesting against a controversial plan by prime minister benjamin netanyahu that would allow ministers to choose supreme courtjudges and would limit the court s powers.
the tens of thousands in crisis is still unclear. laura bicker, bbc news, in the skies over hatay. let s get some of the day s other news. tens of thousands of people have held demonstrations across israel against planned legal rehforms. against planned legal reforms. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists his government is carrying out the will of the people. the proposed changes would give ministers the power to appoint supreme courtjudges and end the court s ability to review or annul legislation on constitutional matters. the french president emmanuel macron says that a long delayed trade deal between the eu and a group of four south american countries can t go ahead unless they follow european environmental policies. french farmers fear competition from the mercosur countries if they are not subject to the same environmental standards.