Israeli protesters block roads amid anger over plans to overhaul judiciary

Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a road (Oded Balilty/AP)

Israeli protesters have blocked roads leading to Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv during countrywide demonstrations against the government’s planned judicial overhaul that has divided the nation.

The demonstrations came on the morning after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition gave initial approval to a Bill to limit the Supreme Court’s oversight powers, pressing forward with contentious changes to the judiciary despite widespread opposition.