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February 22, 2023

U.N. Warns Israel Not to Attack Courts Amid Weeks of Mass Protests
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The U.N. has called on Israel to "pause" plans to gut the judiciary. The
move by Benjamin Netanyahu's extreme-right government has triggered two
months of mass protests.

This comes after the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a
statement of opposition to Israel's illegal expansion of settlements
Monday. It's the first time in over six years the U.S. has agreed to a
rebuke of Israel, though advocates denounced the watered-down,
nonbinding statement in place of a more consequential resolution.


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