Thousands of Israeli doctors walked out of work, labour leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad Tuesday, a day after the government approved a law weakening the country's supreme court that critics say will erode the system of checks and balances.
Four leading Israeli newspapers covered their front pages in black ink -- an ominous image paid for by an alliance of high-tech companies. The only words on the pages were in a line at the bottom: "A black day for Israeli democracy."Monday's vote -- on the first of a series of measures that make up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's divisive judicial overhaul -- reverberated across the country.
Videos showed police officers dragging protesters by the hair and neck, beating people until they bled and violently pushing them back with batons. At least 10 officers were assaulted and injured, police said. The vote on the law came just hours after Netanyahu was released from the hospital, where he had a pacemaker implanted, adding another dizzying twist to an already dramatic series of events.
Israel's largest labour union, the Histadrut, which represents some 800,000 workers, said Tuesday that it would convene in the coming days to plan a nationwide general strike.
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