Israel Reels After Passage of Judicial-Overhaul Bill

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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A.M. Edition for July 25. Israeli doctors and medical workers go on strike to protest passage of a controversial judicial overhaul. Plus, a quarter-century into the electric-vehicle revolution, there are scant EV options in the large-SUV category preferred by many U.S. families. WSJ autos reporter Mike Colias explains why EV makers long avoided the category and how that could soon change. And China signals support for its struggling property sector. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Israel reels after the passage of a historic judicial reform bill.
0:35.0	Plus, China signals support for its struggling property sector and family SUVs are finally
0:42.8	going electric.
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0:52.5	in this category that fits people's day-to-day lives, shuttling kids to and from soccer
0:57.8	practice, that kind of thing.
0:59.4	It's Tuesday, July 25.
1:01.0	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
1:06.9	the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:17.1	Doctors and medical workers in Israel have gone on strike this morning in protest against
1:21.9	yesterday's passage of a controversial judicial overhaul.
1:26.3	One day's legislation was in amendment to one of Israel's so-called basic laws and
1:31.2	effectively removes the Supreme Court's ability to nullify certain government decisions.
1:37.0	The Medical Association says the new law removes the judicial scrutiny over the political
1:42.5	leadership of the health ministry, echoing similar concerns by the Israel Bar Association
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