Protests Grip Israel Ahead of Historic Supreme Court Session

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Reuters

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Thousands of Israeli anti-government protesters rallied at the Supreme Court on Monday, the eve of a historic hearing on a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to curb the court’s powers. Forming a sea of blue and white Israeli flags, the protesters chanted “democracy” in a show of support for the Supreme Court, which on Tuesday will convene its entire 15-judge bench for the first time in Israeli history. The judges will hear appeals against a judicial amendment that was passed by Netanyahu’s national-religious coalition in July and which s…

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