~ ., what has been happening today inside the knesset? ~ . , ., , the knesset?e seeing a number of votes that — the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will _ the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will be _ the knesset? we are seeing a number of votes that will be taking _ of votes that will be taking throughout the afternoon. the process of debate began some time ago. what you've got is because of objections to the one major aspect of netanyahu's reforms to be voted on tonight, which is the reasonable clause, the ability of the supreme court to decide whether or not government decisions are reasonable. that is just part of the broad reforms you've outlined in your introduction, and deserve one the government is trying to get a vote on. it wants to score some kind of legal victory before the knesset goes away for its summer recess. that is why you have the real sense of crisis here in the supreme court and the knesset. we've had scuffles this morning with the demonstrators, sometimes trying to get access to the knesset. we are told a short

as they said, many opponents left the knesset when their representatives were voting, and the issues that arose were conflicts between the representatives, and in fact, this plan and strategy for the approval of this plan had been predicted in advance, because there are 120 seats in the zionist translation class . 29 weeks of protest we had very extensive and unprecedented protests , but the people were still unable to implement them. now the pardon was approved, and the other part is left for the third reading. of course, this part is also the efforts made by isaac herzog, the head of the zionist regime. one of the clauses was like the disqualification of the prime minister in the hands of the prosecutor well, so far in the plan proposed by mr. netanyahu, he is disqualified by his own hands, that is, he is now disqualified, and such a thing is not possible. the second year after the approval of this paragraph, today, what are the developments, what are the reactions that we had from the same, and the polling place started. there, the leader of the opposition and the former prime min

police are continuing to drag protesters away who are blocking the entrance to the knesset.eral have already been arrested at this hour and yet the demonstrators out here opposed to this very contentious bill say they are determined to stay. both outside and inside parliament, tensions rose in equal measure. opposition politicians chanting shame before walking out and boy counting -- boycotting the final vote. but in the end, the bill would pass. seen as a crushing blow to those who dedicated themselves to stopping it. >> i don't know my mind is capable of comp hinting anything like that. my heart and soul are dreading and scared and i don't know what to do. reporter: a short distance away in front of israel's supreme court, another massive demonstration, defiance on display as israel finds itself at a crossroads, facing a crisis that only seems to deepen. anchor: we have been speaking to a political analyst who says israel is destabilizing. >> not everyone in this neighborhood likes the israelis and the image of israel as a superpower and the country that can even dictate u

benjamin netanyahu in the knesset. we will keep an eye on all the developments.ter sunday's snap general election failed to produce a decisive winner. neither the right nor the left have a clear route to forming a new government. the conservative people's party, led by alberto n ez feij o, won the most seats, but fell short of a majority. mr feij o said the task fell to him to try to form a government and urged other parties not to stand in his way. the outgoing governing socialists fared better than had been predicted, with the prime minister pedro s nchez claiming voters had emphatically rejected right—wing policies. the bbc�*s sergi forcada freixas joins me now for more analysis on the election. just explain the results and what they mean for the people of spain. spain is now in political limbo because none of the candidates have a majority, so you have the conservatives who want an election but have fallen short of a majority. even with the support of the far—right party they wouldn't have enough votes in parliament in order to form a government. if you look

draft law by the knesset in fact prime minister podnymin nataniyahu is carrying out the first reform, which can start a whole series of judicial reforms, but which these people are strongly advocating, but now it seems that after losing this battle yesterday, the people are adamant and intend to challenge the government at every step . numerous appeals of the decision by trade unions yesterday, the bill in the supreme court to the same body of authority, which the government intends to reduce the concern of the security agencies, causes threats from thousands of reservists of the army and other branches of the military to boycott voluntary service, and for a country where military service is deeply rooted in society, this is an alarming prospect, so i think everyone is now summing up what happened yesterday and finding out where these medals went in the conditions of the ongoing political and constitutional crisis in israel. so thousands reservists among them the pilots threatened not to show up for duty if the government implements the garden reform, which is a strong warning in a c

israelis don't vote for members of the knesset. they vote party list. it's the leaders of the party that control the party lists. the members of the knesset, if an extremely unreasonable judicial appointment is being offered by the government. most likely will be approved in a scenario where the government selects the judges like this government wants to do. that's one component. in addition, they want to weaken the legal advisor in the israeli cabinet ministry. these are professional, career appointments. people whose job is to help clarify to the entire executive branch by ministry the boundaries of the law and what kind of decisions are legal or illegal and would stand up or not stand up in court. and if you weaken their status, you also open up the doors to a lot of corrupt action and a lot of -- let's say actions that are in the gray zone of legalityity. but in today's system there would be a warning sign from the legal advisor it would not be pursued. but the dilemma for the government right now is they just passed this one component, the reasonab

in the knesset, members vote on netanyahu reforms. we will be joining our jerusalem respondent as it happens. the beginning of july, the hottest week on record for planet earth. a series of scorching days. this is live from paris. thank you for being with us. we are on the people of the summit. turkiye has done a u-turn and has agreed to back sweden's into nato. let's hear from the secretary-general. >> we agree as soon as possible. to ensure ratification. it benefits the security of all nato allies. anchor: good evening to you. this is quite a story. >> i am very surprised. i had thought if he were to change his mind he would do so on the second and final day of the summit. that's wednesday. stoltenberg must draw a lot of credit for this. it is been his negotiation that brought things to this point. he gave no reason for the change of mind but it will be interesting to see what he tells turkish reporters accompanying him. of all the things this u-turn could bring, by far the most important is the f-16 fighter bombers by the united st

i vividly recall hosting you at the knesset a few years back. the remarks of the independence day reception a few weeks ago reflect both yours and president biden's decades long ironclad friendship with israel. special thanks go to former speaker nancy pelosi, who first invited me less than a year ago, together with senator chuck schumer. and special thanks to dear friends, senate minority leader, senator mitch mcconnell, and house minority leader, congressman hakeem jeffries, for this bipartisan, bicameral invitation. and my thanks, also, to the distinguished members of the escort committee for greeting me so beautifully. mr. speaker, dear friends, in jewish weddings, a glass is placed on the ground intentionally stomped on. this ritual evokes the destruction of our temple in jerusalem 2,000 years ago. only after the glass is broken the celebration can truly begin. amidst the most joyous occasions in the lives of two individuals who have come together to build something whole, we recall what was once broken in our nation. thus, the bitter blend

, the knesset becomes for jews only.ning the supreme court will be perceived clearly as apartheid. the israeli jewish consensus will support those decisions because they want israel to continue to have the credibility internationally as a democratic state. the only aspect that breaks israel look as a democracy -- that makes israel look as a democracy is the treatment of the palestinians. without that, clearly will be perceived as an apartheid state. regarding the merit, in the cases of us as palestinian citizens of israel, the supreme court examined what is reasonable and unreasonable based on the israeli jewish consensus, meaning if we asked the court to decide that there is an administrative position that israel is extremely unreasonable, the court must see it as unreasonable, but on its eyes only. adrian: sorry to interrupt you, time is tight here. i want to put a question to diana. where is the palestinian leadership on this? why are they so quiet? guest: why are palestinians quiet? adrian: yeah. guest: because it do

certainly pivotal things happening inside the knesset today.n tell you outside and in this area around the israeli supreme court, there were big protests, crowds out here the entire day. it was during the evening that things became ugly here on the streets when the police moved in with water cannon trucks. here is what happened. a country very much divided, with many angry israelis saying they feel the very the state of israel is at risk. >> we were trying to do our best in order to protect democracy in our country. >> reporter: after israel's parliament passed a law that would severely curb the supreme court's ability to check the government's powers. >> -- to see that we are not going down quietly. >> reporter: many of the people we've been speaking with say they feel a sense of duty to come out on the street and protest. a lot of them say they're not sure if this in the end will make a difference. they also say right now at this point in israel's history staying at home simply isn't an option. the act of the reasonableness bill passed the kn

before storming out of the knesset, leaving the far-right majority led by benjamin netanyahu to passthe bill on a vote of 64-0. later in the day, netanyahu defended the legislation in a nationally televised address. >> today we carried out the required democratic rule aimed at restoring a degree of balance between the authorities which was here for 50 years. amy: netanyahu had just come out of the hospital where he had a pacemaker implanted. massive protests against the judicial reforms are continuing in tel aviv, where on monday police fired water cannons and noxious chemical known as skunk at protesters. it's believed to be the first time israeli police have deployed the chemical agent against israeli citizens. since 2008, israel has repeatedly deployed skunk against palestinians in the occupied west bank. meanwhile, israel's military says it shot and killed three palestinians in the west bank city of nablus. 17 palestinians were also arrested in overnight raids. after headlines, we'll go to israel for the latest. in sudan, army officials on monday rejected a proposal from kenya to

the knesset is going on a three—month recess now.minent way to have follow—on steps. but people wonder if there will be more constraint put on thejudiciary. and that is going to be something, the public, i think the protests will grow because they feel that the very character of their identity is at stake. the whole concept of israel as the kind of live and let live culture, they feel that is now under threat. so i expect the protests to keep growing. i want to ask you about mr netanyahu's position because he has been under pressure of his right—wing coalition partners. who is driving this legislation? ah, the $64,000 question! we don't know, he likes to famously say he has both hands on the wheel, but it looks like somebody else has both feet on the accelerator. he does not want to do anything to offend his hard right junior coalition partners. i would argue they have nowhere else to go. he has more leverage than he uses. it is unclear to me how much he is leading or being led. ultimately he is responsible. he named thejustice minis

many of the opposition, as they said, during the voting, their representatives left the knesset class, and the issues that arose were conflicts between the representatives, and in fact, this plan was strategic for the approval of this plan . 120 seats in the class the zionist translation is the prime minister and the ruling party has 61 seats and at least it should have and more and more it was not such a great achievement and it was predictable that this vote would lead to many objections. because of the consequences that i will mention in the following, the consequences that yes, but they did not succeed. we also had external reactions. we should have been part of the reasonableness clause. we mentioned in the report that it has different clauses. one of the clauses was that the disqualification of the prime minister is now in the hands of the prosecutor. from now on, in mr. netanyahu's proposed plan, his disqualification is in his own hands, but he can say that he is now disqualified, that such a thing is not possible. the second year after the approval of this clause, today, what

a member of the knesset made the zionist regime cry. this representative criticized the current energy situation and said that the ministers whose policies we hated. and terrestrial the country and 12 allies in australia considered it a message to china. according to the sky television channel, this exercise started 2 days ago with the presence of more than 30,000 troops in australia and will last for two weeks, and it has been referred to as the largest exercise between the united states and australia after world war ii. europe has arrived based on the agreement that russia has withdrawn from. china's deputy representative to the united nations also said that russia has repeatedly announced in recent days that it is ready to review the extension of the agreement on the export of grain from the black sea on the condition that the obstacles to the export of grain and chemical fertilizers to this country are removed. rest in peace, they live in this country and no illegal actions have been taken by them. according to this central african

. >> reporter: anti-government protesters forming a human chain from jerusalem's wall to the knesset. where the vote will take place. hundreds more camping outside. inside the knesset, marathon debate expected to last 26 hours, all centering around a plan to limit the supreme court's judicial power. critics arguing it would weaken the court's ability to overrule the right wing coalition, but the government claiming the court is too powerful. on the eve of that vote, prime minister benjamin netanyahu hospitalized for an emergency pacemaker procedure, just one week after another health scare. the prime minister releasing this video saying he's doing well and vowing to be at the knesset in time for the vote. ahead of tomorrow's vote, over 100 retired security chiefs have come out against the proposed changes, and military reservists have vowed to stop reporting for duty, a move many fear could pose a clear threat to israel's security. linsey. >> a lot at stake. thank you. >> linsey: now to the war in ukraine. president zelenskyy vowed to retaliate after a new barrage of strikes targeted

and to form a compromise with the knesset. united states will continue the support the evidence of president herzog and other israeli leaders, as they seek to build a broader consensus through political dialogue. emphasis was on, of course, president herzog was here just last week for a visit to the oval office. and meeting, a joint meeting in congress, a speech which i'm told was deeply upsetting to netanyahu that still has not been formally invited. and it was discussed in a phone call that they would meet on the outskirts probably the u.n., general assembly of new york, but not a white house visit. with all of that said, in your great experience, martin indyk, where do we go next? >> well, in history, 75 years on, countries have never experienced such division. and because the legislation is now passed, that division is getting greater. it's not going to go away. there's been a long list of other legislation that the government has in line to complete its judicial coup and to undermine the independence of the judiciary. and

even when the knesset is in recess.t to israel's security remains an i will reiterate, the core the relationship is on democratic values, shared democratic values, shared democratic values, shared democratic values and interests and that will continue to be the case. here's what you need to know about the law. it strips the supreme court's power to challenge the government, and limits the high court's power to assess the "reasonableness" of the government's decisions. opponents have been protesting the propsoals for 29 consecutive weeks. large protests in march forced mr netanyahu to delay the reform. in reaction, 10,000 military reservists are threatening to resign from duty in protest. and multiple media outlets are reporting that the israeli medical association has announced a 24—hour strike, expected to begin tuesday. the organisation represents 97% of the country's doctors. they said they will handle emergencies only. i spoke with david makovsky of the washington institute for near east policy about the situation i

and when the opposition mps decided to boycott the knesset session and walked out, then it was cleard implement over the coming months. but it is a symbolic victory for benjamin netanyahu because it enables him to say to his supporters and to the parties that he is trying to keep around him in this rather shaky coalition, yes, he is able to realise their aspirations, able to tackle an institution which they regard as inimical to their interests, so, for the time being to make shores up his authority. really briefl , make shores up his authority. really briefly, because _ make shores up his authority. really briefly, because we _ make shores up his authority. really briefly, because we are _ make shores up his authority. really briefly, because we are nearly - make shores up his authority. really briefly, because we are nearly out i briefly, because we are nearly out of time. 10,000 military reservists were threatening to resign. is that still in the pipeline? fight! were threatening to resign. is that still in the pipeline?— were threatening to resign. is that still in the pipeline? a

we want to take away the supreme court's ability to overturn laws passed by the knesset.o anything without being subject to judicial review. this is why israelis are in the streets because they know that they have the most far-right government in israel's history that was elected without the majority of the population, by the way, that is going to be able to do whatever it wants without any check or balance on what they are doing. it is a very, very serious moment for israeli democracy. >> he went out this evening, ben, this evening in israel, and he said that he is open to delaying the rest of some of these judicial reforms. but this has been going on for sometime. do you believe him? should people believe him? because that's a pretty significant seizing of power you just outlined there. >> i don't believe him. first of all, because he's always moved in this direction, and his coalition let him. he's drone with his lot with the most far-right people in this coalition in israel. let's be clear, what he pass today is a big part of this judicial reform anyways. he says whil

we are very close to the knesset here and when that vote came from earlier than expected, the response junctions as possible around the parliamentary building. we are having some reports that one of the main north to south highways in jerusalem has been blocked and we have seen some pretty violent scenes throughout the course of today as roads have been blocked, protesters have chained themselves across the streets and the security forces have been forcibly removing them. so a little earlier today, for example, we saw security forces in vans trying to drive towards the protesters as the police were dragging them from the streets. things are getting very tense and we have seen quite a lot of arrests. several people have been injured, but the message from these protesters over these reforms is that there are going to continue their opposition and are now potentially appeal to israel's high card and are therefore laying the groundwork for a constitutional crisis in this country. that groundwork for a constitutional crisis in this country.— groundwork for a constitutional crisis in this co

government in israel's history, and it is determined to change the basic law in order to give the knessete parliament, more powers to conduct their policies, which are very, very right wing in terms of the internal issues that israel is facing, societal and the external issues in terms of the palestinians especially and the occupied territories. so this is a very serious crisis, i am very concerned about the future of israel as are the first instances the israelis who are demonstrating en masse. >> if you can hang with us, i want to go to nbc's raf sanchez who is there in tel aviv to get the latest on what is happening on the ground. what can you tell us, raf? >> reporter: overnight, we saw scenes of absolute chaos here in tel aviv and on the streets of jerusalem in the hours after that divisive piece of legislation passed through the israeli parliament, the knesset, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets once again blocking major intersections, blocking highways. police at one point using water cannon to try to dislodge them. i want to show you one video from central israel

practically adopt luba and the laws already last night, thousands of protesters tried to block the knesset near the building of the supreme court of wealth blocked the roads in jerusalem, tel aviv and haifa returning home. after a working day, the israelis found themselves in traffic jams for many hours, one of the drivers, trying to break through the picket, injured three protesters to unblock the streets, the police used water cannons and even disgusting, smelling special equipment with the meaningful name of a skunk, the blocking of the central highways of highways has become a real problem and the minister of security bengr. demands from police more and more rigid measures in relation to infringers of collision becomes more and more violent and irreconcilable a situation. it escalated so much that prime minister netanyahu delivered a special address to the nation. we all agree that the state, israel , must remain a strong democracy that protects the rights of the individual for all of us it is also necessary to agree on this , the israel defense forces must remain aloof from any politi

stephanie: today, chaos in the knesset.ition lawmakers chanted "shame" and stormed out in protest ahead of the vote on judicial reform. with nearly half the seats empty, the measure won 64-0. there are 120 seats in the knesset. prime minister netanyahu praised the passage. pm netanyahu: today, we performed a necessary democratic step to bring a balance between the branches, so the government can lead according to decisions of the majority. stephanie: the opposition condemned the change in the strongest terms. yair: i look at the coalition celebrating and ask, what are you celebrating, that you're dismantling the jewish state? they're celebrating the moment they threw everything that connects us into the dustbin of history. stephanie: today's vote capped a months-long campaign by israel's far right government to take away the supreme court's power to block government decisions and appointments. for the past 29 weeks, tens of thousands of israelis have taken to the streets, opposing the overhaul. early today, demonstrators ti

the israeli knesset passed judicial reform in the second and third readings, and now the supreme courtof the country has lost the right to cancel the decisions of the government and the parliament from yesterday were met by protesters in the morning under the walls of the knesset numerous clashes with the police, the demonstrators staged a sit-in protest and blocked the roadway, the police arrest some activists and use water cannons, the israelis are afraid of the curtailment of democratic freedoms in the country, because part of the powers of the judge are being taken away, the opposition considers the judicial reform the biggest crisis in israeli society in recent decades, we came to protest against the change of administration in israel, we are afraid that we will slide into a dictatorship , and we want to show in the form of a protest in what it will look like that's why we put on referee suits and handcuffed ourselves. we were also tied with a rope. and with a rope led by bibi, the prime minister, bimyami is not cheap. this means that bibi wants to take all the judges under his au

there is one house of parliament, the knesset.ive branch because the prime minister leads the party that rules the knesset. and there isn't a written constitution, a kind of ordinary majority of parliament could change what are called basic laws that have a constitutional stal us in israel. so for all of those reasons, the israeli supreme court as a protector of minority rights and a check on the majority rule is crucial and that is why these reforms from this right-wing f netanyahu have such dramatic impact and have generated such a swell of protests. >> people say that the supreme court in israel has sort of ouro gated to itself powers. but in a sense the american supreme court did that. there was never in the constitution this power of judicial review where the court could essentially decide whether something is constitutional or not. that happens later when justice marshall decided that was one of the court's missions. >> right. in the united states, our constitution is written in the 1780s and then in the famous case you're t

after the israeli knesset voted into law, bordering on the right of the supreme court to overrule then of deputies. we see the evolution of the protest movement. in israel today it's about much more than judicial reform and bureaucracy. after all, whoever controls the courts will have the opportunity to adopt almost any laws last night, thousands of protesters tried to block the knesset. the rally near the building of the supreme court of wealth blocked the highway jerusalem tel aviv and haifa returning home. after a working day , the israelis found themselves in many hours of traffic jams , one of the drivers, trying to break through the picket, injured three protesters to unblock the streets, the police used water cannons and even disgusting, smelling special equipment with the meaningful name skunk blocking the central highways and highways has become a real problem and the minister of security. benger. requires more and more stringent measures from the police, in relation to the violators of the collision , the situation is becoming more and more fierce and irreconcilable. it esca

but the opposition leader in the knesset is going to challenge the law using the supreme court.min netanyahu's argument for him? no, this is part of the system and this is what we need, the real supervision on politicians in israel. and they cannotjust do whatever they want. joe biden was very explicit that he was against these moves today. how damaging do you think this is for israel's international standing and indeed that special relationship? i do believe that it damages netanyahu's image. he wants to be an international leader and this is not happening. and it is clear that president biden refers to something that the leaders used to say on a daily basis in the us, the relationship is based on shared values. and in order to continue and keep this relationship, we need to keep these values. i do believe that the message, the demonstrations and the protests are doing, or spreading around the world, is that israel is fighting for its democracy, or the people in israel, the citizens are fighting for its democracy. so israel did not change yet. i hope it will never change and wi

israel only has a single legislative body, the knesset.t can check one another. there is a prime minister that is leading a coalition of that knesset, and the supreme court has been the only check on that kind of power. and what prime minister netanyahu is trying to do, following the same kind of authoritarian playbook we've seen in other countries, is to neuter the supreme court, so that he can push through a far-right agenda. and that is why you've seen tens of thousands of israelis take to the streets and protest for months. and you've seen enormous acts occurred, like the one who just detailed from israeli citizens. they understand that they're very democracy is on the line, because once you remove checks and balances, and israel doesn't have a constitution like the u.s., so once you remove this, you can't necessarily get it back. you can't necessarily get democracy back. those are the stakes that we are seeing in the streets of israel right now. >> the israeli army really is a citizens army. it is unlike the american military where yo

this is the first step in the overhaul being planned and the knesset will go into recess. we are expecting more laws. they will continue to push for the overhaul. >> thank you so much. >> dozens of wildfires are prompting large evacuations in greece. islands have seen some of the worst laces. >> images like these, the coast guard is taking holidaymakers. some of them have been posting videos on social media. korfu is the latest addition to the list of areas affected, they include a peninsula on the second-biggest island. fire fighters began the latest round of battling the blazes. that is after tens of thousands had to be evacuated in what has been called. foreign terrorists are trying to return to home countries and share mixed reactions. >> we managed to pack our bags, the owner is a hero. she drove us to the airport. she brought us here so we were really lucky. >> people were evacuated with boats and buses. people started panicking and started shoving each other. pictures show the scale of damage. fire fighters say more blazes are likely in the coming days. >> things lo

some kind of compromise had broken down and once we saw the opposition mps frankly abandoning the knesset another group of protesters approaches up the road, you get a sense, as her previous speaker was just saying, this is in the end of the process at all, this is a very protracted battle with many, many fights still to come. �* . , battle with many, many fights still to come. �* .,, ,, battle with many, many fights still to come. �* to come. and as you say, a protracted _ to come. and as you say, a protracted battle _ to come. and as you say, a protracted battle because l to come. and as you say, a - protracted battle because what was pushed through today, that clause is just one of a wide ranging range of proposals that the government is trying to push through. yes. proposals that the government is trying to push through.— trying to push through. yes, this government _ trying to push through. yes, this government wants _ trying to push through. yes, this government wants to _ trying to push through. yes, this . government wants to fundamentally weaken the authority of the supreme court

the demonstrations came hours after a new bill narrowly passed its first reading in the knesset, the contentious bill from the right—wing government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already sparked 27 weeks of action by protesters concerned that the move erodes democratic norms. those are the pictures from a little earlier. let me show you live pictures from ben airport, which are just coming into the building that i can see from the corner of my eye. those protests continue there in israel. a huge turnout, as you can see there on the other side of the screen, so large numbers of people coming out. —— in ben gurion airport. as i was saying, these protests have gone on for about six months, so, no let up as it goes through its first session there at the connecticut. —— add the knesset. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been with the crowds in tel aviv. this is ben gurion airport at tel aviv. what you can see here are some quite bemused people heading to the airport with their suitcases, trying to get into the terminal building. what's happening here is a massive pr

we saw and heard from thousands of people gathering outside the knesset this weekend.railing this legislation? you know, it's hard to say. so far, this is the 29th week of protest. sometimes, if you want to defend your democracy, voting is necessary, but not sufficient. sometimes, you need to vote with your feet. and i think it's a valuable lesson to all established democracies that face authoritarian back fighting. they have checkmated the prime minister but on monday, he has the votes to make those to pass the second and third reading of this law. which is — extrajudicial overhaul is the euphemism — basically restructure the israeli judiciary system. i don't know what the outcome will be. i know the minister of defence is willing to delay the vote. you have thousand plus israeli reservists committing to the security establishment that the conflict readiness has been compromised because of these reservists in intelligence and the air force are willing to go on strike. so, i really don't know, and i've been wrong plenty of times in the past thinking about middle easter

in israel, protests have erupted in the streets after the israeli knesset passed parts of a new bill to dramatically reshaping the power of the courts and dramatically restricting power of the courts. the proponents of the plan say it is turning israel into a dictatorship, but reformists say it is necessary to restore power to the branchs of the government. we go to jerusalem in what is a energetic scene, hadas. >> yes, john. lots of action here, within the minutes of the legislation passing in parliament, 64-0, because the lawmakers walked off of the floor in protest. the crowd reacted in chants of boos and shame. now they are gathered in the stage behind me. we are outside of the supreme court, and that is what this fight is about, and they are trying to encourage the crowd to say they will not give up, and this is the beginning of the war and telling everybody not to leave the streets, and come out to streets now to show the government that this is not the end, but the beginning of the fight, and what they are seeing from the beginning of this is that it is benjamin netanyahu to l

overall plans. yet a crucial vote. opponents of the changes gathered outside israel's parliament, the knesset in jerusalem to call for them to be scrapped. while proponents gathered in television, lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill coming the supreme court to pause on monday. the protesters have taken to the streets of thailand's capital bank called to demand the senate stump, blocking the naming of a new of a prime minister. as a 5th, members of the senate have twice blocked the naming of election when he to live their own rights. as ty, lead teachers, political coalition now says it will try again next week with a different nominate for the job. stories in greece say almost 20000 residents, and torres had been evacuated from homes in hotels and the greek island of rhodes. amid unprecedented wild fires. and all the fires of and binding out of control for several days. officials on the island save the evacuation is the biggest, the country is ever undertaken. preparing to leave her family home behind peggy to dive into my house. we are altogether or hurt as here. please save us from las

the measure passed 6a—0 on monday in the knesset, israel's parliament, after last—ditch efforts to find

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the demonstrations came hours after a new bill narrowly passed its first reading in the knesset — theious bill from the right—wing government of prime minister benjamin netanyahu has already sparked 27 weeks of action by protesters concerned that the move erodes democratic norms. our middle east correspondent tom bateman has been with the crowds — in tel aviv. well, the israeli security forces are still here at ben—gurion airport, but the last of the protesters have now left. and what we've seen here today are really extraordinary scenes. thousands and thousands of protesters here, right up against the terminal of an international airport. they were chanting, they were shouting for democracy. they've been allowed to get this close. but then we saw some pretty violent scuffles and scenes as the border police here were preventing them getting any closer. some people dragged off the street at one point as the buses were trying to get past and people were remaining there. and also when passengers were arriving, trying to get in and out of the terminals, we saw some pretty heavy scuffles a

to get more on this was cross live now to center rockman pen knesset and really design as party member who supported the reform bill . a welcome sir. now you promoted this reform and one of the people who did, which is the source of much condemnation and protests. why did you support it? myself? i don't fear 1st. i don't think that this reform is the source of the coming be kind of mentation and, and food. i think uh, 1st this reform and introduce a checks and balances to the own chest and on balance is demetrius. it's not that disrupting checks and balances of democracy. i think the most a, most of the approach and most of the people that are connected to this protest protesting the existence existence of because they do not protest this action or that action this legislation to the passage station leaders on the powder state. hopefully these government is the legitimate they do not accept the outcome of the election. investments is something that the democratic country can accept. well, i'm not know. then we also know that there are some indians, really army protesting against the re