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Sunday, July 23, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Former president Rivlin among speakers at anti-overhaul rally outside Knesset
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Anti-overhaul activists seen near the Supreme Court and Knesset, in Jerusalem, on July 23, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
As protesters in support of the judicial overhaul rally in Tel Aviv, opponents demonstrate outside the Knesset in Jerusalem as lawmakers deliberate the “reasonableness” bill inside ahead of the final votes.
“We didn’t legislate a constitution… [but] we knew we had a Supreme Court that would come and interpret all our laws according to a ‘constitution’ that was once written — the Declaration of Independence,” former president Reuven Rivlin tells the crowd.
Other speakers include former Supreme Court chief justice Aharon Barak, who addresses the demonstration remotely.
“This situation will continue to get much worse, until a serious national disaster [befalls] Israel,” Barak says.
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