100s march on capital to back MKs who oppose contentious bill

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller Lynn and legal reporter Jeremy Sharon join host Amanda Borschel-Dan in today's episode. Hundreds of anti-judicial overhaul protesters are making their way on foot from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as they seek to increase pressure on lawmakers ahead of an expected vote on the reasonableness legislation on Sunday. Keller-Lynn gives an overview of yesterday’s Day of Resistance, in which over 70 protestors were arrested. Sharon explains what is the current status of the Reasonableness Bill and discusses how earlier this week, in a rare public statement, conservative Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg distanced himself from the coalition’s bill. What did he say? On Monday at the faction meetings, Opposition leader Yair Lapid offered his analysis of the US-Israel relationship ahead of President Isaac Herzog’s current official visit to the States. What were his warnings? And finally, Keller-Lynn summarizes a rare, startling interview US President Joe Biden gave on the US-Israel relationship with The New York Times reporter Tom Friedman. Discussed articles include: Hoping to head off ‘reasonableness’ bill, protesters begin 4-day march to Jerusalem Police clear Ayalon Highway after long day of nationwide protests; 45 arrested in all Thousands mass at anti-overhaul rallies, block highway after rail station protests Marathon committee session on ‘reasonableness’ bill enters second day Judge who ‘inspired’ reasonableness bill says he didn’t intend legislative changes Biden warns ‘special relationship’ on the line in absence of consensus on overhaul Lapid: US is pulling away, national tragedy coming; Gantz to PM: It’s not too late Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.