Netanyahu signals impatience with protests as Israel’s judicial reform edges ahead

9 de July, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signalled impatience on Sunday with disruptions caused by resurgent demonstrations against his judicial overhaul plans, summoning his attorney-general for a cabinet discussion of police counter-measures.

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