Israel's Judicial Overhaul Faces Uncertain Future Amidst Political Turmoil.

The Israeli coalition government is facing a decisive week as it seeks to pass a controversial bill that would give it direct control over key Supreme Court appointments. The bill is part of a wider judicial overhaul that has sparked 12 weeks of mass protests. However, dissent within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is threatening the government’s certainty, and potentially its makeup as well. Two additional politically demanded bills are also set to become law this week, while the government is expected to bring a two-year, nearly one trillion shekel state budget for its first reading in the Knesset.