Israel's Knesset on Monday afternoon adopted the first element of the government's controversial judicial overhaul plan, after hours of debates since Sunday morning.
The first element, called the "Reasonableness Clause," will prevent Supreme Court oversight over government decisions, including the nomination of ministers and other senior positions.
Narrow majority
The Knesset vote took place despite protests across the country throughout the weekend, including thousands of people who marched by foot for two days from Kibbutz Nahshon to Jerusalem, nearly 30 kilometers (19 miles) away. Talks mediated by President Isaac Herzog up until the second and third decisive Knesset readings failed to reach a compromise.
