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Lawmakers are set to vote Monday on whether to limit the Supreme Court’s power as one element of a government plan to overhaul judicial authority. It is part of a profound rift over Israel’s nature and future.
Doctors said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “doing very well” after the unexpected procedure early Sunday. But the news only compounded the chaos over a government plan to limit judicial power.
The shooting of the man, Iyad al-Hallaq, who was killed in May 2020, around the same time as George Floyd, cast a light on police violence.
The death of an imprisoned Palestinian militant leader on a hunger strike prompted new skirmishing.
The Israeli police arrested Palestinian worshipers who had barricaded themselves inside a prayer hall at a sensitive holy site in Jerusalem’s Old City. Some worshipers shot off fireworks.
Scores of Palestinians were arrested at the Aqsa Mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, after barricading themselves inside.
Demonstrations forced Israel’s prime minister to delay a judicial overhaul.
Fearing that an already-bloody year could worsen during Ramadan, Palestinians and Israelis met for the second time in a month.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to restrict judicial independence have divided Israel. But a small group of academics has met privately with lawmakers in a search for middle ground.
Tens of thousands of Israelis rallied against the far-right government’s judicial overhaul plan, which would reduce Supreme Court power and give the government more influence over who can be a judge.