After the approval of the fortification law and the strengthening clause in the first reading: protesters block government offices - voila! news

Demonstrators against the legal revolution block the entrance to the government offices in Jerusalem.

March 14, 2023 (block the coup)

Dozens of people are blocking the entrance to the government offices this morning (Tuesday) in protest of the legal revolution promoted by the coalition.

This, after the approval of the fortification law and the strengthening clause in the first reading tonight in the plenary.

The activists tied themselves to each other on the road leading to the entrance to the Ministry of Finance, Interior and Economy on Bank Street in Jerusalem, with the aim of disrupting the work there.

"If you don't start working for the public, we won't let you work at all," the protesters said.

"The government does not deal with any of the issues that are really important to the public, but it castrates the independence of the judiciary."

The demonstrators in Jerusalem, this morning (photo: courtesy of those photographed, to block the coup)

Tonight, three controversial bills were approved in the first reading - the fortification law, the surrogacy clause and the repeal of the secession law.

The first proposal that was approved, by a majority of 61 supporters against 51 opponents, is the impeachment law, according to which it will be possible to declare a prime minister impeached only by a majority of 90 members of the Knesset or in exceptional cases.

Member of Knesset Yuli Edelstein from the Likud was absent from the vote.

The proposal recently made headlines again, after the judges of the High Court of Justice demanded from the legal advisor to the government Gali Beharev Miara and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to explain why he should not be taken to Netzura, due to the ongoing trial against him.

More in Walla!

The fortification law, the superseding clause and the law on the cancellation of secession were passed in the first reading

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will be able to vote on the fortification law despite the conflict of interest.

Netanyahu (Photo: Roni Knafo)

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After that, the superseding clause came up for first reading, which would allow the Knesset to re-enact laws rejected by the High Court with a majority of 61 members of the Knesset. The bill was approved in the first reading by a majority of 61 members of the Knesset against 51 opponents. Edelstein was also absent from this vote. The proposal to repeal the secession law was

approved In the first reading by a majority of 40 members of the Knesset against 17 opponents. According to the bill, the bans on entering and staying in the evacuated territories will be lifted. In the explanation of the bill it is written that "more than one of the purposes of the disengagement plan has been realized, and due to the fact that instead of benefit it has resulted in enormous damage, the insight of the injustice done to the citizens is sharpened that the law legalized their evictions and displacement."

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