protesters blocking roads. police firing water cannons. this driver plowing into demonstrators, injuring three people. earlier, the israeli government pushing through a controversial new law, scrapping the supreme court s ability to strike down government decisions which judges deem unreasonable. for these protesters, today s vote is an attack on israeli democracy. there s anger, there s despair, but they say they ll fight on. mother of two, gali, served in the army. i feel like i lost my country. i m scared for my children s future. reporter: inside the parliament, opposition politicians facing inevitable defeat, boycotting the vote, chanting shame as they walked out. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, seen smiling in the knesset as his hard-right coalition passed the bill. and tonight, netanyhu addressing the nation, saying the law will actually strengthen democracy because a government, elected by
really a worrying sign, because after these reports, many families say that their loved ones have gone into hiding, fearing for their lives. it ones have gone into hiding, fearing for their lives. it has been a weekend fearing for their lives. it has been a weekend of - been a weekend of demonstrations against renewed covid restrictions across many european cities. it comes amid rising cases of the newly detected omicron variant. saoirse wilson reports. another weekend of protests across europe. in brussels, 1,000 people marched against compulsory covid passes to enter bars and restaurants. translation: | can t bearj discrimination in any form. now there s the vaccine passports, that s discriminatory. and mandatory vaccines, they re heading our way. we don t want a dictatorship. translation: people who want the vaccine have the vaccine. - i don t want it. but this pass stops me being able to have a social life. i came to say i don t agree with that. the protest was brought to an end
discrimination in any form. now there s the vaccine passports, that s discriminatory. and mandatory vaccines, they re heading our way. we don t want a dictatorship. translation: people who want the vaccine have the vaccine. i don t want it. but this pass stops me being able to have a social life. i came to say i don t agree with that. the protest was brought to an end with police firing water cannons and tear gas. but it is notjust the belgian who are angry. copenhagen in denmark was the latest city to see large demonstrations this weekend, alongside austria, the netherlands and germany. yet despite governments imposing stricter covid measures, cases of the new omicron variant have now been detected in almost a0 countries. the director for the us centers for disease control and prevention says omicron has been found in at least 16
pro-democracy protesters and police, now entering six months. police firing rubber bullets, water cannons and tear gas, surrounding hong kong s poly university, where 500 students are now trapped inside. protesters responding with bricks, bows and arrows and molotov cocktails. once again, the police firing water cannons. this isn t near the polytechnic university, that s under siege. these are the streets all around it. but now, many protesters are trapped, unable or unwilling to leave. their only way out arrest. overnight, those under 16 have been allowed to leave along with the injured, though it s not clear whether or not they ll still be charged, leaving just a few hundred trapped inside who also want to leave but still refuse to surrender. david? ian pannell tonight, thank you. and from london this evening, queen elizabeth reportedly approving of the interview that her son, prince andrew, gave to the bbc, breaking his silence about his friendship with accused sex trafficker
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