Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu amidst ongoing protests.

Israel's parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul, which critics say is tailor-made for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, encourages corruption and deepens a gaping chasm between Israelis over the judicial overhaul. The legal changes have split the nation between those who see the new policies as stripping Israel of its democratic ideals and those who think the country has been overrun by a liberal judiciary. The government's plan has plunged the nearly 75-year-old nation into one of its worst domestic crises.