Tens of thousands of people protested overnight following Netanyahu’s announcement that he had dismissed the defence minister
What are the protests about and what happens next?
The mass protests that appear to be bringing Netanyahu’s government to the brink are in response to the proposal of a series of reforms; including one to allow a simple majority of 61 in the 120-seat Knesset to override almost any supreme court rulings, and to allow politicians to appoint most of the justices to the bench.
The changes are spearheaded not by the prime minister but by his Likud colleague Yariv Levin, the justice minister, and the Religious Zionist MK Simcha Rothman, who chairs the Knesset’s law and justice committee.
