Israel’s largest-ever domestic crisis enters a new chapter

 

Israeli president urges government and opposition to compromise as protesters rally for and against Netanyahu’s judicial changes.

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in a last-ditch show of force aimed at blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul.

Protests have intensified in the days leading up to the debate that began Sunday ahead of a parliamentary vote on Monday which could see a key part of the proposals passed into law.