New Delhi: There is a ruckus in Israel these days. People across the country have come out on the streets against the government. There is a continuous protest against the government’s judicial reform schemes. It is being said that the country has witnessed the ‘biggest’ protest ever. This week also millions of people are protesting on the streets against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In fact, the Benjamin Netanyahu government wants to make changes in the judiciary and the protesters are calling it a threat to democracy. Let us know in this news what is the whole matter after all.
Before knowing the answers to all the questions, know how big the protest is. Please tell that the Israeli government has proposed a plan for major changes in the country’s judicial system. After this, protests are going on in the country for the last ten weeks. According to the news agency AFP, in a city like Haifa, a record level of protesters have taken to the streets against the government. At the same time, about two lakh people have participated in these demonstrations in the capital Tel Aviv. Critics say that the government’s proposed laws and changes will put democracy in the country at risk. And gradually it will become weak.
The biggest protest ever
While critics are calling this proposal a threat to democracy, on the one hand, the Netanyahu-led government has said about the proposal that it will be better for the voters. The organizers of the protest say that there were protests in many parts of the country on Saturday, in which 5 lakh people participated. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz has called these demonstrations ‘the biggest protests in the country’s history’.
What are the proposed changes related to the judiciary?
The first reading of the bill related to changes in the judiciary has been passed by the Parliament here. Through these reforms, the government wants to ensure that the Supreme Court cannot use its power excessively. After the proposed reforms become law, the interference of the government in the selection committee of judges will increase. The reason for the biggest controversy in this proposal is that as soon as the law is made, the right of the court to reject any law will end. Israel’s Justice Minister Yariv Levin has said that the government will pass important reform proposals on April 2 before the parliament goes into recess.
That’s why people got angry
Significantly, the opponents of the proposed reform say that these changes of the Netanyahu government will end democracy in the country. People also said that this would increase corruption in the country and Israel would be isolated diplomatically. Critics also believe that by controlling the judiciary, Netanyahu wants to avoid corruption cases against him. Netanyahu has been accused of corruption, but he has rejected these allegations. Critics have said that these proposed changes being brought in the Parliament will lead to the politicization of the judiciary. With this, the path of dictatorial government in the country will be cleared.
