Israelis step up protests over government’s legal overhaul

Protesters supporting women’s rights dressed as characters from The Handmaid’s Tale TV series travel to a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the judicial system, at a railway station in Jerusalem (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP/PA)

Israelis protesting against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judicial system were stepping up their opposition on Wednesday, with large demonstrations expected in what protest leaders have dubbed a “national disruption day”.

The demonstrations come as the government barrels ahead with the legal changes.