Israel's Netanyahu goes to hospital for pacemaker. He says he will push ahead with judicial overhaul

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital early Sunday for an emergency implantation of a heart pacemaker, plunging Israel into deeper turmoil after widespread protests over his contentious judicial overhaul plan.

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00:00 Tens of thousands of protesters arrive on the main highway into Jerusalem on Saturday

00:05 night. A last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu`s

00:11 contentious judicial overhaul.

00:14 Adding to the pressure, more than 100 of Israel`s former security chiefs have signed a letter

00:19 pleading with the premier to halt the legislation.

00:22 The marchers have completed the last leg of a four-day 70-kilometer trek from Tel Aviv

00:28 to camp outside parliament ahead of Monday`s expected vote.

00:31 (crowd chanting)

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