Protests in Israel against the new Alt-Right government's Nullification of the supreme Court.

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wjbc on January 21st, 2023 at 18:56 UTC »

Netanyahu’s government “has launched proposals to weaken the Supreme Court by giving parliament the power to overturn court decisions with a simple majority vote. It also wants to give parliament control over the appointment of judges and reduce the independence of legal advisers.”

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/15/1149320923/thousands-israelis-attend-protest-against-netanyahu-government-tel-aviv

mortonr2000 on January 21st, 2023 at 22:26 UTC »

I thought the Seperation of Powers was a cornerstone of democracy?

gavers on January 21st, 2023 at 23:26 UTC »

I think you meant "far right", not alt-right. That's an American term that means something very specific. From Wikipedia:

The alt-right, an abbreviation of alternative right, is a far-right, white nationalist movement. A largely online phenomenon, the alt-right originated in the United States during the late 2000s before increasing in popularity during the mid-2010s and establishing a presence in other countries, and then declining since 2017. The term is ill-defined, having been used in different ways by alt-right members, media commentators, journalists, and academics.

Otzma Yehudit is an extreme right wing party. Tziyonut Datit is far right. Shas and UTJ are ultra orthodox parties that honestly don't really fit in the Israeli right-left spectrum, and the Likud which was a center-right party that moved to the right and has now become the "Bibi is the one and true savior and if you disagree you are a leftist" party.