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Netanyahu is attempting to expand the Israeli Knesset’s authority by reducing the Supreme Court’s power, as critics of the judicial branch believe it has too much power and is not accountable to the voters.

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israel’s political crisis escalated into uncharted territory Monday as the country’s largest trade union announced a “historic” strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid has repeatedly said he will roll back everything on the day he returns to power.

'Everyone Expressed Concern That the Legal Coup, in the Way It Is Being Done, Harms Both Democracy and Social Cohesion and Will Ultimately Lead to Damage to the Economy,' a Senior Executive Who Was Present at the Meeting Said

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Israels political crisis escalated into uncharted territory Monday as the countrys largest trade union announced a "historic" strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Ministers

The largest labor union in Israel has announced a momentous walkout on Monday in opposition to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul, sending the country's political turmoil into uncharted territory.

Had he not fired Gallant, the PM would right now be enacting his key autocratic edict. His overreach merely compelled a timeout, unless Herzog can somehow find a path to salvation

The Jerusalem Post understood that there really still was no clarity between Gallant and Netanyahu regarding where things were going.

Waving Israeli flags, protesters rally nationwide, converge on PM's home, Knesset, light bonfires and block Tel Aviv highway for hours; police use water cannons to disperse them