Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry

TEL AVIV: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country’s judicial system, despite fierce criticism from top legal officials and protests against the changes that drew tens of thousands of people. Netanyahu has made the legal changes the centrepiece of his new government’s agenda and the surging opposition to them is presenting an early challenge for the Israeli leader.
The overhaul would weaken the power of the Supreme Court,…