Netanyahu halts judicial overhaul but fight is far from over
by Bethan McKernan and Quique Kierzenbaum in Jerusale from World news | The Guardian on (#6A7H7)
The biggest protest movement in Israeli history has achieved its goal but the country may soon face new elections
One word is heard more often than any other on the streets of Jerusalem these days: democratia, or democracy.
About 100,000 people sang, shouted and banged pots and pans outside the Knesset building on Monday afternoon, many carrying Israel's blue and white flag. The demonstrators were tired; some had been up all night.
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