Israeli Protests Against Judicial Overhaul Gain Momentum.

Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin has accused the US administration of cooperating with protesters against his judicial overhaul proposals. Levin has spearheaded proposals to bring most judicial appointments under government control and curb the High Court of Justice’s ability to execute judicial review over the coalition’s decisions. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a pause to the efforts in late March in order to allow for President Isaac Herzog to lead negotiations aimed at reaching a broad consensus. Critics say the overhaul will make Israel a democracy in name only, shielding leaders from accountability while leaving minority rights largely unprotected and subject to the whims of Netanyahu’s hard-right government.