Israel Turmoil Forces Netanyahu to Mull Judicial U-Turn
Demonstrators wave Israeli national flags during a protest outside Israel's parliament.
Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
Israel was in turmoil on Monday, with a general strike halting flight departures and limiting access to the health and legal systems as pressure intensified on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze his plan to shift power from the Supreme Court to the legislature.
Overnight, the streets were aflame, with burning tires making highways impassible after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for an unauthorized televised speech calling for a delay in the name of national security.