Knesset speaker says bill passed by 64-0 after opposition politicians left plenum in protest

Israel’s parliament has voted into law a controversial curb on some supreme court powers submitted by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Knesset speaker has said.

The bill passed by a vote of 64-0, the speaker added, after opposition lawmakers abandoned the Knesset plenum in protest.

  • Xanthobilly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    1 year ago

    I know this is like talking about an ex, but I find it absolutely bizarre that the news about Israeli judicial overhaul is not being covered at all on Reddit in r/worldnews. This is a bfd, and not a single post above the fold over there.

    • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure the mods there actively censor any negative news about Israel and it’s government, even when it’s internal matters like this that is pinning Israelis against Israelis and not directly part of any larger conflict.

  • dangblingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Huh, I guess living in a dictatorial ethnostate constantly committing genocide against its neighbor has its drawbacks sometimes.