Israelis protest legislation changes

TEL AVIV: Israelis took to the streets en masse yesterday in protest against the government’s overhaul of the court system, blocking roadways across the country and intensifying a months-long campaign decrying the move. Police detained dozens of protesters for public disturbance across the country.

The protests have escalated since the start of the year when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right government introduced new legislation that would limit the authority of the Supreme Court.

Netanyahu has pushed ahead with the legislation, and yesterday a law was ratified limiting the circumstances in which a prime minister can be removed.