Israel passes law protecting Netanyahu from removal amid protests and judicial changes.

Israel's government passed a law that limits the ways a sitting prime minister can be declared unfit for office, which critics say is an effort to protect Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing an ongoing corruption trial. The law was condemned by opposition politicians and hundreds of Israeli reservists, including specially trained Air Force crew, had announced they would refuse calls to serve if the overhaul passed. Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised address Thursday, despite long-running protests and interventions from international leaders – as well as concerns from Israel’s security and military establishment.