Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown with top court looms
That bill underwent amendments in a Knesset review panel on Sunday that would reduce the likely majority for coalition figures on a panel that reviews appointments to the bench. Netanyahu in a statement with coalition partners described his revised overhaul as "extending a hand to anyone who genuinely cares about national unity and the desire to reach an agreed accord." That was spurned by the centre-left opposition. "This is a blueprint for a hostile takeover of the justice system," opposition leader Yair Lapid said in televised remarks.