Netanyahu’s Cabinet Starts to Oust Legal Chief as Protests Grow
Anti-government demonstrators in Jerusalem, on March 23.
Photographer: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet on Sunday took the first big step toward dismissing the attorney general in the latest attempt to reduce judicial oversight over the government’s actions.
Moves to fire the nation’s top security and legal officials – including Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar - sparked nationwide demonstrations over the weekend. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to oppose what they see as an alarming dilution of checks and balances that poses a threat to Israel’s democracy.