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Thousands rally in Jerusalem in support of Israel's ruling right-wing coalition's controversial judicial reforms that critics condemn as un-democratic. The government's proposals would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration, a coalition between his Likud party and extreme-right and ultra-Orthodox Jewish allies, argues that the changes are needed to rebalance powers between lawmakers and the judiciary. IMAGES
The European Commission warns Poland that it would demand fines against Warsaw if the authorities refused to conform with a ruling from the EU's top court on judicial reforms. Warsaw and Brussels have been at loggerheads for years over reforms pushed through by the Polish government, which is led by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. The Polish law on reforming the judiciary, which came into force in February last year, prevents judges from referring questions of law to the European Court of Justice. SOUNDBITE
Hundreds of demonstrators rally in Tel Aviv against the government's controversial judicial reforms, as politicians hold a second day of talks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a pause in the legislative process to allow time for dialogue. IMAGES
Israeli protesters take to Tel Aviv's Kaplan street to demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government proposal to overhaul the judicial system. IMAGES
Travellers wait with their luggage at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv as most departures are halted after Israel's top trade union chief called for a general strike in response to the government's judicial reform programme. IMAGES
Israel's parliament takes another step to push forward a legal reform package that has sparked mass protests against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers in a 3:00 am (0100 GMT) vote approve a bill in first reading that would, among other things, allow the Knesset to scrap Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority vote. IMAGES
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