by Chris Black
I’ve started rooting for Bibi, just because everyone hates him.
💥Netanyahu's coalition members are threatening to topple the government if they don't get what they want: unfettered power. pic.twitter.com/SBr1VCVcpP
— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙 (@NTarnopolsky) July 24, 2023
💥#Breaking: The final vote has started. DefMin Yoav Gallant & PM Netanyahu voted in favor. The Opposition walked out. The Tel Aviv stock market is crashing. pic.twitter.com/7sBRpOuALM
— Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي💙 (@NTarnopolsky) July 24, 2023
Israel’s parliament on Monday ratified the first bill of a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after last-gasp compromise efforts collapsed and failed to ease a constitutional crisis convulsing the country for months.
The amendment to a law enabling the Supreme Court to void some government decisions if it deemed them “unreasonable” passed by a 64-to-0 vote after opposition lawmakers abandoned the session in protest, some of them shouting: “For shame!”
Bibi is in control.
Except, he’s also dying of heart disease.
A bitter sweet victory.