Netanyahu defiant despite protests against Israel judicial reform

Opponents say changes would cripple judicial independence, foster corruption, set back minority rights.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with a proposal to change the country’s judicial system, despite fierce criticism from top legal officials.

Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, 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…