Israelis block roads as Netanyahu rejects judicial overhaul compromise
Rallies across Israel continue for the 10th week in a row against the government’s judicial overhaul plan, after the coalition rejected a compromise suggested by the president.
Protesters across Israel are demonstrating on Thursday morning against the government's judicial overhaul plan, in a third "day of disruption."
Demonstrations are taking place only hours after President Isaac Herzog unveiled his compromise outline for the judicial reform, compiled after long weeks of consultations in an attempt to resolve the crisis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior coalition partners rejected Herzog’s framework quickly, claiming it was designed to appeal to the center-left camp.
“Unfortunately, the things the president proposes were not agreed on by the coalition, and central elements of the proposal he made just perpetuate the existing situation, and don’t bring the necessary balance between the branches of government. This is the unfortunate truth,” Netanyahu said, as he left for a trip to Berlin.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets in recent month to protest Netanyahu’s government plan. The proposed judicial overhaul would directly undercut the power of Israel’s High Court in favor of politicians.
