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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: Why are Israelis protesting against PM Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul proposals?
Description: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposals for a judicial overhaul that would limit the powers of the Supreme Court have triggered massive protests in the country. More than 100,000 protesters gathered in front of the Israeli Parliament or the Knesset, and as the country’s most powerful trade unions called a general strike, there were flight cancellations at Tel Aviv international airport, and municipality workers, tech workers, government bureaucrats, and most significantly, even army reservists joined the pushback against the proposals.US President Joe Biden pitched in, asking Netanyahu to ‘walk away’ from the judicial overhaul, prompting...