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Israel’s parliament has approved the first part of a controversial judicial overhaul pushed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that has sparked the country’s worst political crisis in years.
The Knesset voted on Monday afternoon to approve the bill, which prevents the top court from using the standard of reasonableness to strike down government decisions.
The battle over the judicial changes has sparked months of protests, triggered cracks in Israel’s crucial military reserve, and drawn criticism from key allies such as the US.
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