Israel's PM Netanyahu rejects accusations his government's judicial reforms would undermine democracy after ex-prosecutors, a top judge, and hundreds of lawyers slammed the 'dangerous' proposals
Netanyahu, already Israel's longest-serving PM, returned to power in late December to head the most right-wing government in Israel's history.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has announced a series of measures which would allow politicians to override Supreme Court decisions and change the way judges are appointed. The same day, the country's top judge, in rare public criticism, called the planned overhaul an "unbridled attack", while hundreds of lawyers rallied outside a Tel Aviv court in protest.
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