Middle East

Netanyahu thanks demonstrators for demanding judicial overhaul in Israel

Demonstration was in response to mass protests against reform driven by government

Pro-government protesters wave the Israeli flag as they gather near Israel's parliament in Jerusalem in support of the push to overhaul the justice system. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabai/AFP via Getty Images
Pro-government protesters wave the Israeli flag as they gather near Israel's parliament in Jerusalem in support of the push to overhaul the justice system. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabai/AFP via Getty Images
Mark Weiss in Jerusalem
Thu Apr 27 2023 - 20:20 • 3 MIN READ

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Mark Weiss

Mark Weiss

Mark Weiss is a contributor to The Irish Times based in Jerusalem