The White House issued a statement on July 24 saying it was disappointed that Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted that day to approve a highly controversial bill—backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing coalition—that reduces the power of its Supreme Court to challenge parliamentary decisions.
The bill is part of a broader package of judicial changes that Mr. Netanyahu and his team of lawmakers are pushing, and which have divided the Knesset down the middle, and sparked protests across the nation.
While the official vote tally shows that the provision passed 64-0, the vote was taken after about half of the Knesset chanted “shame” and then walked out. An earlier vote that day, a procedural vote, passed 64-56….
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