Israeli papers black out front pages in 'dark day for democracy'

Several Israeli newspapers went to print on Tuesday with blacked-out front pages, in a furore over the Israeli government's planned overhaul to the judicial system.

"A Black Day for Israeli Democracy," said the ad on the front of major newspapers placed by a group describing itself as worried hi-tech workers.

The plain black pages, which appeared in Yediot Aharonot, Calcalist, Israel Hayom and Haaretz, were paid for by the Hi-Tech Protest movement.

The Hi-Tech Protest movement is a group comprising of representatives and employees from hi-tech companies.

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