Netanyahu's Legal Woes Continue Amidst Protests and Lawyer Resignations.
A prominent lawyer on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal defense team, Boaz Ben Zur, has threatened to stop representing the premier in his corruption trial unless the government halts its planned overhaul of the judicial system. This comes after Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for calling for a pause of the judicial overhaul, sparking mass protests overnight. Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery in three corruption cases, and denies wrongdoing. The planned overhaul will give the government control over who becomes a judge and limit judicial review over government decisions and legislation, which critics say pushes the country down a path toward autocracy.