Israel on brink of a judiciary crisis? 'Protesters, especially military reservists, give govt pause

Thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets Tuesday, blocking major highways and thronging the country's main international airport, in countrywide demonstrations against the government's contentious plan to overhaul the country's judicial system. The demonstrations came the morning after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s parliamentary coalition gave initial approval to a bill to limit the Supreme Court’s oversight powers, pressing forward with a plan that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu's ultranationalist and ultra-Orthodox allies have proposed a series of bills that have provoked months of sustained protests by opponents who say the country is being pushed toward authoritarian rule. For more on the on-going fallout over the Israeli government's plan to completely overhaul the judiciary, FRANCE 24's Tom Burges Watson is joined by Guy Lurie, Research Fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.