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ISRAELIS BLOCK HIGHWAYS AND THRONG AIRPORT IN PROTEST AT GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO OVERHAUL THE JUDICIARY

Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Protesters in Israel are blocking highways to major cities on a day of countrywide demonstrations against the government's divisive plan to overhaul the judiciary. The demonstrations on Tuesday came hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's parliamentary coalition gave the initial approval to a bill to limit the Supreme Court's oversight powers.