A planned overhaul of the judiciary by Israel’s religious-nationalist government would be “a disaster” for human rights, HRW Executive Director Tirana Hassan told Reuters.
She called on Washington to follow through after it issued a rare reproach over the move.
“With the current state of the Israeli government and the attacks on the judiciary in particular, we see that this is not a human rights-compliant government,” Hassan said.
“This is a government that’s actually on a rampage against human rights domestically against its own people in Israel…”
The chief spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Lior Haiat, said: “This is an amazing example of how biased she and the organization are.
“Israel is a strong and vibrant democracy. The demonstrators over the last few months are an impressive example of it. Hundreds of thousands of people are manifesting in the streets. No violence. Protected by the police. This is how a real…
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