Sunak welcomes Israeli prime minister Netanyahu to Downing Street

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Mar 24, 2023
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to 10 Downing Street.

Meanwhile in Israel, protesters took to the streets on Thursday against hugely controversial judicial reforms including a law that prevents a prime minister being declared unfit to hold office.

Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing ahead with the changes, which give the government more powers over courts, while he is still facing trial on corruption charges.

The new law to protect Netanyahu passed in an early morning vote 61-47 in Israelâ€™s Knesset after a debate that ran through the night.

Thousands waved flags and sounded horns in Tel Aviv, while police sprayed a water cannon and dragged some protesters away as they tried to clear a major highway. A small group burned tires in the street outside a seaport, briefly blocking trucks.

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