Israeli Protests Persist Despite Pause on Judicial Overhaul

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul, demanding it be scrapped entirely. Netanyahu paused the overhaul this week to allow negotiations on a compromise between his religious-nationalist coalition and opposition parties. Critics see the government's drive as a threat to the court's independence and an attempt at a legal coup. Proponents say it is seeking a less elitist, interventionist bench. Netanyahu, on trial on corruption charges he denies, says reforms are needed to balance the branches of government.