Netanyahu moving ahead on legal system overhaul despite outcry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government plans to move 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.

Mr 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 Israeli leader.