Israel’s parliament passes 1st step of judicial overhaul

In a vote boycotted by the Israeli opposition, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to overhaul the judiciary is in motion. The judicial overhaul vote passed 64-0. Israelis have protested day after day for months, and those protests have included Israeli combat veterans and military reservists. The World’s Carol Hills talks with Guy Paron, a former Air Force reservist, about how the bill is fracturing the Israeli national security establishment.

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