Thousands in Israel protest against Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul – in pictures

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  • Police officers use water cannon to remove protesters from a main road in Jerusalem. Twenty thousand anti-government protesters marched from Tel Aviv and converged in Jerusalem outside the parliament as the government’s controversial judicial overhaul was voted through.

    Police officers use water cannons to remove protesters from a main road in Jerusalem.
  • Protesters hold up a large Israeli flag at a demonstration against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem.

    Protesters hold up a large Israeli flag at a demonstration against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem.
  • Protesters demonstrate against the approval of the judiciary bill at the Menachem Begin Expressway in Jerusalem.

    Protesters demonstrate against the approval of the judiciary bill at the Menachem Begin Expressway in Jerusalem.
  • Protesters take part in a demonstration following the vote in parliament on a contested bill that limits the power of Israel’s supreme court to void some government decisions.

    Protesters take part in a demonstration following the vote in parliament on a contested bill that limits the power of Israel’s Supreme Court to void some government decisions.
  • A protester in front of an Israeli flag in Tel Aviv.

    A protester in front of an Israeli flag in Tel Aviv.
  • Protesters scuffle with police close to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem.

    Protesters scuffle with police close to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem.
  • People make a heart-shaped gesture as protesters block Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

    People make a heart-shaped gesture as protesters block Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.
  • Riot police use a water cannon during a protest, after Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system.

    Riot police use a water cannon during a protest, after Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system.
  • Riot police detains a demonstrator during a protest. A key portion of the judicial overhaul was voted through on Monday, despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society.

    Riot police detains a demonstrator during a protest. A key portion of the judicial overhaul was voted through on Monday, despite massive protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society.
  • Police detain a person as protesters block Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

    Police detain a person as protesters block Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.
  • As protesters clash with riot police in Tel Aviv, a man carries a woman in his arms.

    As protesters clash with riot police in Tel Aviv, a man carries a woman in his arms.
  • Demonstrators are sprayed with water cannons in Tel Aviv.

    Demonstrators are sprayed with water cannons in Tel Aviv.
  • Protesters feed a bonfire during a demonstration near the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel.

    Protesters feed a bonfire during a demonstration near the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel.
  • Police use a water cannon in one of several mass rallies that broke out across Israel on Monday after lawmakers passed the first law limiting the supreme court’s power.

    Police use a water cannon in one of several mass rallies that broke out across Israel on Monday after lawmakers passed the first law limiting the Supreme Court’s power.
  • Demonstrators lit a fire to block traffic during a protest against plans by Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv.

    Demonstrators lit a fire to block traffic during a protest against plans by Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv.
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