Thousands gather in protest of divisive Supreme Court reform legislation | USA TODAY

Thousands gathered to protest controversial Supreme Court reform legislation that would curb judicial oversight over the government in Israel.

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Thousands of protesters trekked into Jerusalem Saturday night as the right-wing government moves to vote on the key piece of its controversial judicial reform plans that would curb how the Supreme Court can overrule government decisions.

Demonstrators carrying Israeli flags marched for several days through scorching heat on a roughly 45-mile trek starting in Tel Aviv in an attempt to block the Israeli parliament from approving the legislation, which critics say could allow for greater government overreach. Opponents were camped outside the country’s parliament and Israelis on both sides of the issue were praying outside the Western Wall. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would be back at work Monday to see his signature legislative proposal through after being hospitalized for an emergency heart procedure.

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