Israeli Protests Intensify as Netanyahu Rejects Compromise on Judicial Reform

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Israeli protesters continue to demonstrate against the government's plan to overhaul the judiciary, despite a compromise proposal from the country's president, Isaac Herzog. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies are set to move forward with their original plan, which has sparked widespread opposition and warnings of an "abyss." Critics say the overhaul gives the government too much power and strips it of judicial oversight, while supporters argue it corrects an imbalance between the judicial and executive branches. The protests have led to roadblocks and arrests, and the crisis has plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises.

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