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pricing, social news seeking is self determined. goals escaped from treasury and abuse. start august 5th on d w. the . this is the, the news coming to live from berlin is real set for further protests after parliament passed as controversial judicial reforms. protesters clash with police and tell of even blocks several roads around the country. opponents fear the bill will destroy israel's democracy. the government says it's a safeguard. also coming up, greece says it's
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a path war with wildfire. flyers continued to burn in thousands of regions across the country. thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes or break all their home at the hello. i'm terry martin. thanks for joining us. there been more protests in israel after parliament passed, a crucial part of the governments of judice will reform bill. police used water cannon on protesters who had gathered to block a highway in tennessee and demonstrators took to the streets of jerusalem in their thousands after the legislation was passed by the commission. police arrested several dozen people across israel. the boat followed months of demonstrations by his release, who say the reforms undermined the nations democracy. the government says the
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changes are necessary to correct and in balance, a power that allows courts to interfere in its decisions as one of the nice turbulent moments in israel, 75 year history soundtracks by chance of boucher, the hebrew word for shame from opposition, policies. the legislation that divided the nation ultimately pos may 64 votes in favor. i'm saying that a guides with opposition parties working out to the committee and board gotten the vague talk in the last pitch efforts to secure the compromise by the countries president ended without success. the coalition government says the changes are necessary to prevent overreach by the quote's uninsured remote equal power balance . inside the connect set, the coalition celebrated with group hugs and self. he's getting a lot of police outside use towards that kind of and deployed offices on horseback
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to dispatch to demonstrate as it was described as a day of destruction of the temple by opposition leader. yeah, yeah. and i paid this stream government as hugging and posing to celebrate the moment they made it so that we are no longer brotherly people. celebrating the moment they managed to throw into the dustbin of history. everything that connects us. so there is no prime minister and israel netanyahu's become a puppet on a string of mussel janik extremists. since the draft legislation was introduced in january, it is divided is violent and triggered. one of the largest protest movements in the country's history for 29 consecutive weeks, tens of thousands of his varieties took to the streets of televi and other cities. many came to demonstrate against the plans changes by netanyahu and his coalition. they argued, did you do so over the whole, the undermine democracy,
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ended these checks and balances. we're here to protect our democracy. we were left with no choice that's to go to and disobedience and, and non violent disobedience. and we're here to protect our democracy, right? by the hour, by year after the vote, the prime minister said he had not given up on the idea of compromise. only today we counted down to a necessarily democratic step step was aimed at restoring the degree of bonds between the authorities, which was the case 50 years ago. and we will continue to strive for negotiations and reach agreements. we are not giving up the chance to achieve a broad consensus of i'm telling you it's possible. so they actually, however, his words are likely to be met to skepticism by his opponents throughout, already considering the next move or correspond atanya crime and joins us now from jerusalem. tanya, tell us more about this new law and why it's so controversial to well,
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this is part of the traditional overall package. so this is just one law or you could say that has been passed know of what the far right religious government has been trying to push for and to pass since it came into power since december last year. now this particular low strips, basically the supreme court of its ability to strike down government decisions on the basis of them being reasonable. so if there is a decision by the government deems implausible or unreasonable, it could in the past strike it down. this is not possible any more, and now we are expecting. now of course the government now did the connected session with go into recess in the next week. and we are expecting a, the government not to policy the next packages or the next bills than in the next session of the government. but that could be also some other law. so that being pos,
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not related to the traditional overall. now that this or has been paused, if you heard a prime minister benjamin netanyahu was saying last night of to the vote. that it takes know the power away from the unelected quotes to the elected officials. and that this is not the end of democracy, but of course, protest this in the streets of the opponents of this tradition oversight. this is the beginning of the end of democracy. there were mass demonstrations again over night. are these protests and is real against the judicial reform expected to continue whether it has been a lot of, you know, anger, sadness, and defiance industry. it's last night i talked to some of the protesters, you know, that came from all walks of life and signed. has to teaches to military reserve is to say, no, they do not have any trust in this government and they set, you know, they will continue also from the protest movement. the set of to prime in san
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antonio is set to, she's open to 2 more talks on a compromise that said there's nothing to talk about. and so it seems that you know, the protest will continue resort last night to be sold all day basically protest this came out from the early morning. they were trying to block junctions and streets and entrances to the is really part them into the can message. and late at night, of course, there were still in the streets in the early morning. we saw a lot of a police presence full to canons of being used for police on horseback also. so the protest this new let up in this yes, the attorney of this law has now been passed is crucial. part of the reform bill has been passed a given that what can opponents still do to stop judicial reform of the while we are expecting now the position has said that will now take the matter
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actually to the supreme court of for, to do sure. a review of this, a golf and then vote. and this is actually the same chord that has been limited by this new role and talking to legal experts here. this could lead to basically you to a, a constitutional crisis is the government then would, according depending on what the court decides with then decide maybe not to comply . others what are the measures that you will see is probably stepping up the protests. we also heard from labor unions that are usually more conservative here and as well as saying that they were threatening with a genuine strides. the medical has associations have already announced a 24 hour stripe today. and also the country looked at, you know, the military reserve is that have said, many of them have already said that they will actually, you know, notes report for duty, which would then be a huge problem for as low security. tanya,
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thank you very much. correspond to tony kramer in jerusalem now to greece, who are the prime minister says his country is at war with raging wild fires. prime minister and carry out goldsmith's attack is told parliament. the nation faced another 3. the difficulties of the head. dozens of wild powers are continuing to burn in greece, prompting some of the largest evacuations in the nation's history. the islands of rhodes and course, had been among the worst effected as a defense barrier against an approaching vice file. residents of the creek island fluids that hopefully the body are to be protected homes from the believe. but for other residents fight is already at the doorstep. lopez had happened beckoning to dallas, the plains the 5 front is so wide, a tottered. these are stretched to the limit forcing warranty and lucas to fight
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the flames on dental one for this group, if the drop of water collected is a by 2, we are here the last 6 days to help in every way we can, but it's very difficult. the wind is very high today it will be worst wednesday. it's very very, but the fires in george and other islands have left a stream of devastation. greece has been dealing with thousands of new wi fi us every day, and the government thinks that it would be no despite soon email me. it's certain that over the next few days, over the next few weeks, i me of what all we must all remain on constant alert, submission for we are at war, but us on focus exclusively on the front with the fires, which yes, that's enough that we will rebuild all that was last,
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compensate those that restrictions because the region fires have prompted some of the largest evacuations. every speech in the country. how well no, i never thought i'd be coughing. so my live uh, is this. someone's gonna end up die in service with that there are thousands of people still out there. this is young kids cell and the paypal, the islands on fire, stick up. know where to go? is no food, no. uh, and the just prices have been abundant and many local fee the same we it's a catastrophe that have destroyed everything the own or correspond at lucy, a shortness covering the story. she's currently on the greek island of cor food, where the fire is continued to rage as well. let's see, what's the situation on corporate of the young crawford now as our gees um, tell us that the situation is under control even though that overnight that has been
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still some flames. so some price that has been rekindled in the mountains. i n. s. and i, as you can see um i'm here at the coordination point of the fire workers that come and talk to the cliques and they're come from you and go deeper into the mountains . it is difficult to excess the place where the fires are burning and they told us, but they are very confident that never maybe even stop the via the fire around here because today is not a very windy day. so here in cloth, with the situation is relatively calm. what about the rest of the country? because there are fires burning in multiple places around greece. of course, there's the, the island of rhodes, where their fires are still continuing to burn. people still being evacuated. what's the overall picture in greece with the fox? yes. yes sir. and right, the situation is still dire. s b for it. it's been the largest ever creation of all
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and go in depth and some 20000 people are affected. also the tourists are apparently still coming, but the big big provider for all the days they have stopped bringing towards their um overall. um the situation is very tense and greek. we have heard from prime and has some, it's a tacos fed this as a war and this this will also still be ongoing for the next couple of days or even weeks. some say that a change in the weather. lucio is the only thing that can really help. what's the forecasts for the coming days? so yeah, that is, the big hole said there will be a change of whether they he's right. that is ongoing right now is supposed to last until thursday. so there's a lot of hope that is being brought forward for for thursday that it would cool down and that's the situation would relax. but as i've said here, the fire burke has happened, telling me that also the vent does play
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a very big role in fighting the the, the device fires. let's see it. thank you very much. that was our corresponding listen, sholtes and incorporate and you are watching dw news coming to you live from berlin. just reminder the top stories were following for you this, our mass protest have followed the passing into law legislation limiting the power of israel's supreme 4th. the legislation as part of a raft of reforms by the government. this is deeply divided is religious song and the greek island of corporate has become the latest area affected by wild fires raging across greece. as the deep wave continues, thousands of people have been brought to safety on for food and latest evacuation efforts after the locals and tourists on the audience. on the other end, the roads fled in the face of fires. don't forget,
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