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Mass protests and strikes rocked Israel this week in the face of the hard-right government's decision to push through a controversial legal reform weakening the powers of the Supreme Court.Opposition leaders and protesters, who have taken to the streets in their tens of thousands every week since January, are sceptical of the government's sincerity in holding talks.

A barrage of petitions was filed against the reasonableness bill on Monday and Tuesday, after it had passed in a dramatic Knesset voting session on Monday.

The justices will hear petitions in September against a new law that curbs their own authority, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed ahead despite Israel’s political turmoil.

After Helping Netanyahu Pass a Controversial Judicial Overhaul Bill, the Haredim Now Expect the Netanyahu-led Coalition to Advance Laws That Matter to Them

MK Eisenkot says Gallant should've stepped down before vote, reservists must 'show more responsibility' than coalition; Shas newspaper calls for agreement on future judicial bills

The court will lose its authority to overturn legislation on the discretionary basis of what it deems to be acceptable or proper.

In another politically tainted move that shocked Israel's legal system, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, whose ostensible role is to serve as the

Mass protests and strikes rocked Israel this week in the face of the hard-right government's decision to push through a controversial legal reform weakening the powers of the Supreme Court.

Justices have developed 2 doctrines to potentially block a Basic Law. Does the new legislation limiting the courts' use of reasonableness justify resorting to this doomsday weapon?

Herzog expressed concern and a need for restraint, a time for self responsibility, and the future of Israeli security.