go here, as a reminder of our top story, pressure is growing on the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to delay contentious plans to reform the judiciary. tens of thousands of protesters talk to the streets after netanyahu dismissed his defense minister for calling for an immediate halt to the reforms. israel's president, as added his voice to calls for a delay with watching d. w. news coming up next world stories went the report on the reconstruction of not the dumb cathedral checking in with the french experts, racing to complete this national mission on time. that's after the break. there's always more news on our website that is of course d, w dot com and you can follow us on social media. our handle, there is dw news article for lee. thank you so much for watching. mm. get someone else to the hardwood tv highlights of selected for you and for a week in your inbox, subscribe now a.

here that people are saying will have shot will have to say something and possibly a pledge benjamin netanyahu to agree to some sort of a compromise. now, israelis president a isaac hats last night. we all know a presented a compromise plan that was rejected by benjamins net. i open it unknowns gone, government straight away. so ed olaf showed we'll have to walk a tightrope, walk here. he cannot go on the stage and not criticize the israeli prime minister at the same time. many people are saying he can also not reprimand or criticize too much and embarrass him. also for fear of risking a similar situation or where he might be confronted by benjamin netanyahu with an unpleasant episode from last year, where the palestinian chief mahmoud abbas a relative of the holocaust. here on the stage in the chancery. and olive shows didn't immediately reject those claims and he received a lot of criticises, says him for that. so this is one of the issues. then of course, the 2 leaders are also talking as security at large in the middle east. and apparently these talks are, are going into a lot of detail be

from minister benjamin netanyahu has put the overhaul of israel's traditional system on hold for several weeks. he made the decision after months long protests against the plan escalated even further. netanyahu says the delay would allow time to reach a compromise with the opponents of the reform ah, protesting a plan over all the countries judiciary proposed by the government. benjamin netanyahu. an estimated $80000.00 demonstrators took to the streets inter, russo, i'm alone for nearly 3 months now. hundreds of thousands of people have taken port in weekly protests. but on monday, thanks to can you turn. after the country's largest trade union declared a general strike paralyzing the international airport. finally, netanyahu announced his government would temporarily halt the controversial reforms . the whole, it's not of a sense of national responsibility is locked out of a will to prevent a rupture among our people. i have decided to pause the 2nd and 3rd readings of the bill in the session of the kinessa in order to give time limit and reach that wide consensus wonderful. go. immedi

what could a potential compromise look like for benjamin netanyahu? well this is actually our what is being discussed as well because a prime minister benjamin netanyahu in his address on monday, he didn't give any details. he just said, you know, we want a, he wants a timeout for this. he wants to hold a dialogue. he had offered, as he said, you know, a dialogue for the past 3 months. but i think it's quite telling that even among the opposition figures and among them opposition need a yellow piece. you know, they were quite cautious, cautiously welcoming this. but you repeat said also you hopes that this offer is basically genuine and we should not forget, you know, also netanyahu has a lot of pressure from within his own ranks from the liquid, from his own justice minister wants to push ahead with a controversial at legislation but also he had to strike a deal with the far right minister for national security. it my bank via who had threatened to resign. he will have in return, he got the national guard promised by prime minister netanyahu. and the

president biden has made this very clear to benjamin netanyahu. nastasya: pressure building from the u.s. but pressure has been building within israel for many months now. it feels like everything came to a head after all these months of street programs -- street protests. was it the dismissal of yoav gallant that push people over the edge? >> we can look at that as a catalyst but we have to look from the beginning. from the formation of the government. the first meeting of the constitution committee here in jerusalem in the israeli knesset was focused on traditional reform. from the start -- you saw there were protesters taking to the streets. frankly most people were surprised both in the coalition and the opposition in terms of the intensity, the determination and the dedication of the protesters. we are talking about a movement that has been going for close to three months strong. looking at yesterday's protests which lasted 12 hours, those are things that definitely in terms of public opinion, they make a huge difference. we can look at other

but benjamin netanyahu. an estimated $80000.00 demonstrators took to the streets inter russo him alone. for nearly 3 months now. hundreds of thousands of people have taken port in weekly protests. but on monday, thanks to can you turn. after the country's largest trade union declared a general strike paralyzing the international airport. finally, netanyahu announced his government would temporarily halt the controversial reforms . you go, it's not of a sense of national responsibility is locked out of a will to prevent a rupture among our people who have decided to pause the 2nd and 3rd readings of the bill in this session of the connection in order to give time limit and reaches that wide consensus wonderful, go immediately after the announcement, the union called off the strike, but the suspension was not enough to send protesters home. none of these with life angel. just making a break in order to come back, stronger than the people old. to plan to reform israel is judiciary involves a series of flaws to

well, we've been waiting all morning for benjamin netanyahu to come out and speak. it keeps getting delayed and delayed, which we don't know why, but you a lot of his low. so i think if his party saying that they will go on the back of him, can you hear me get hot? yes, i can hear you. we're hearing some members of his like heard party saying that they will now with what a decision. benjamin netanyahu come to be there are members of the far right still saying that they not threats of quitting from one far right member at least quitting this could of course, rupture the fragile coalition that makes out that governments. and could you, we don't know what could happen, but triggering elections could be one thing at re negotiations with other parties to pull out the coalition could be another, or perhaps at the end of the day, benjamin netanyahu is able to get everybody on board. so we are waiting to hear that announcement from benjamin netanyahu is expected at some stage to day thousands of people outside where i'm standing outside the parliament here in jerusalem, pro

now benjamin netanyahu is already under a lot of pressure over less and he's suffering in the polls. most polls suggest that were there to be an election a soon netanyahu would lose and would lose because of the chaos that we see over the last few weeks. this criticism from the united states adds to that impression that netanyahu is not fully a got a full griff on his government at the moment. so that actually gives him more impetus, if you like to get these reforms through. because if lend benjamin not in yet now, doesn't get them through then is far right. coalition partners who are pushing this legislation. well, they'll leave the government, his government, he loses government majority and be forced to have an election is no easy way out and netanyahu, but he for his own political survival really would want these reforms to go through bernard, thank you very much. indeed, bernard smith talking to us from west jerusalem, where our white house correspondent kimberly hall got it's got more on washington's reaction to israel's judicial bill. the u. s. president gravely concerned about

ah, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, like you say he's on his way to rome. he meets where the italian leader there on friday, but he's going to be looking at the events of to day and feeling the pressure. the protestors brought tel aviv to a standstill. the venue was forced to be changed for that meeting between benjamin netanyahu. the defense minister of gallant and lloyd austin to the airport. normally that would take place at the ministry of the defense. the protesters certainly are got their point across. the israeli police have actually been trying to forcibly move the protesters from blocking highways and roads about little success. some of those roads are actually still blocked as we speak. but this was a meeting or that was crock. quite crucial for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he doesn't have a huge amount of invitations to sit with americans. are president joe biden has nicely extended an invitation to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. so this would have been a very crucial meeting for him. he or she tweeted after the meeting saying today i m

too much on the open stage, then benjamin netanyahu might retaliate. and remind all i've heard of a very unpleasant scene here at the same chancery. here in berlin, where the palestinian chief mahmoud abbas relativist the holocaust and we'll have showed didn't immediately reject those comments. so that is something that all i've shown it doesn't want to see at the same time just criticizing these reform plans behind closed doors is also not an option. so we'll have told might just quote, israeli president m isaac hat. so who has put forward a compromise plan? but then we all know that benjamin netanyahu and his government have already rejected that a compromise plan and add this would be something that will of shots could voice his criticism without embarrassing be israeli prime minister too much. okay. so if i ask you to describe the atmosphere that this visit is taking place in, is it, sir? are they trying to put forward or a joint front? how are they managing this? well, when i talk about atmosphere, of course, there are 2 different arenas. i would

ah ah, this is the w news live from bernard, israel's benjamin netanyahu delays plans for judicial reform. mass strikes and protest against the changes take place across the country. the prime minister says he wants a broad consensus. also on the program. germany delivers on its promise to provide ukraine with leopard 2 tanks, chancellor, olaf shaw says the much needed heavy weaponry has already been handed over and the united states suffers another tragic school. shooting to be fixed confirmed fatalities include 3 children. ah, i'm fil gail. welcome to the program. we begin in israel, where prime minister benjamin netanyahu has delayed his plans to introduce controversial judicial reforms until next month. and i televised address, he said he made the decision to allow time to reach a compromise with opponents of the change in the move follows massive civil disruption and pressure which shut down much of the country and threatened to paralyze the economy. here is a speaking a couple of hours ago. you dollars? no, not of a sense of national responsibility is locked out of a will to prevent

tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across israel after prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissed his defense minister. you have gallons had cold for a controversial, traditional over hold to be halted. police have fired. what a cannon tooth pushed back to protest this outside netanyahu's residence in jerusalem of next here on the channel world stories looks at the rebuilding of the nottingham cathedral in paris after that devastating fire a few years ago. sic run for that's scenic sun. ah hey guys, it's evelyn sharma. welcome to my podcast, love matter by and by celebrities influences and experts to talk about all playing loud effect from day to get to day. nothing less of all these things and more.

he said that in his private phone call to benjamin netanyahu on march 19. and he's reiterated this yesterday when he welcomed and tanya proposition to push aside for a few months, the traditional overhaul because he did state again that democracies are strengthened by genuine checks and balances. and so president biden has, has made this very, very clear to benjamin netanyahu. clearly pressure building from the u. s, but also pressure been has been building within israel says many, many months now and feels like everything really came to a head on monday after all these months of st. protests, jeremy, was it defense minister, you glance dismissal that really pushed people over the edge? well, you know, we can definitely look at that is as the catalyst. but this is, we have to look at this from the beginning, from the formation of the government. already the 1st meeting of the constitution committee here in the, in jerusalem in israeli can asset was focused on the judicial reform and ready from the start. you saw that there were protesters taken to the stree

we begin with mass protests on the streets of israel after prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissed his defense minister. you are gallant, had called for a controversial judicial overhaul to be halted. police have fired water cannons to push back protests as outside netanyahu's residence in jerusalem. and tens of thousands of demonstrators have blocked a highway in tel aviv. now the legal reform has divided the country leading to mumps of protests. israel's now former defense minister, you are gallant, became the 1st government official to suggest reforms should be delayed. netanyahu has about to press ahead with the plan, which would have allowed part, which would allow parliament to over route override supreme court decisions. are correspondent in jerusalem. tanya came a told us that the protest took to the protesters, took to the streets, out of the sacking of the defense minister was made public. absolutely. and as soon as the decision was announced, that prime minister benjamin netanyahu, oh, fire the defense minister, you of gallant after his address to the nation last night.

and of course, benjamin netanyahu, himself is existential for him. he's also facing trial so it could personally benefit him to have changes to the supreme court as well. so definitely something that is really is leading the country apart, monica right. all right, did i'll be as rebecca ritter's reporting inter rosellan. rebecca, thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other news making headlines around the world. israel's military says its forces shot and killed 3 militant palestinian gunmen who opened fire on troops in the israeli occupied westbank near the city of nablus. the death that brings the number of palestinians killed since the start of the year to 80, while 14 israel is have been killed in palestinian attacks. and saudi arabian energy giant aramco has announced a, made a record 151000000000 euros and profit last year. it's just the latest fossil fuel giant to report record profits after russia's invasion of ukraine and energy prices soaring in 2022. scientists have repeatedly warned that oil and gas production must be faced out r

benjamin netanyahu faces charges. he was talked out of power. back into power about three months ago by putting together this coalition that included the religious right and the nationalist right. now many say he's beholden to them and that's why he's trying to change the court. >> richard ankle, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> up next, the nation's top banking regulators are on capitol hill. we'll play for you what they are telling lawmakers today.rv.■ you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. that's why you choose vmware. with flexible multi-cloud services that enable digital innovation and enterprise control, vmware helps you keep your cloud options open. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit c

cough really, it's good to have you with us is really media are reporting that prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to suspend controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary . that's according to sources in his li could party opposition to the plans escalated on sunday after netanyahu fired his defense minister for speaking out against the proposed reforms. israel's largest trade union has just announced a general strike to protest the plan. the nation has seen sustained mass rally since the overhaul was announced. months ago would allow parliament to override supreme court decisions. more on this, let's go straight to rebecca ritters in jerusalem. rebecca netanyahu has postponed his announce statement. is he going to address the nation today? well, it certainly looks that way, but as you say, we've been waiting for that announcement that address to the nation for a couple of hours now. it keeps getting pushed, pushed back. so we expect because he's struggling to find a content consensus we were hearing rumors was being reported widely in local media and we were hearing some code party source

benjamin netanyahu is the most left person in the coalition government so everybody is trying to figureout. it will help netanyahu because he does not want to go to jail or court and this would protect him. there is a feeling that this is where the country has reached an epiphany, netanyahu, is looking out for its own interest because he does not want to go to jail or if he looking out for the welfare of the entire society? what is significant is in no defence minister and israel's history has ever been fired after a coalition was created, or are defence minister wines that this gravedigger to the national security israel, which the defence minister is said would happen and it was fired. this has never happened in israeli history and israeli people have never been divided before like this in israeli history so this is an apocalyptic event for israel. harley lipman speaking to me a little earlier. to the us now, where president biden has ordered federal aid to be sent to the southern state of mississippi, as emergency services work to help hundreds of people left homeless, by a powerful

we are of course seeing that the announcement by benjamin netanyahu is being postponed, no doubt, so that he can try and get more support from the people in the coalition who is saying they will not stand with him. so it's a huge day in israel to day, huge day in this country, really an unprecedented level of protest and anger. and it's really any one's guess what will happen as this thing unfolds over the next hour, and in day days, tumultuous times in israel and d rebecca writers. andrew, so i'm thank you so much for breaking it all down for us airports and railway and bus stations. have shut down in germany's most disruptive strike action in 30 years . members of 2 of the biggest trade unions have walked off the job for 24 hours. they're demanding higher wages in the transport sector to combat the rising cost of living. for more i'm joined now by our reporters julia, so deli at berlin, central station and emily gord dean at frank for an airport. and start with you. emily. frankfurt airport is one of your of mean aviation hobbs, but it looks like there's not much going on today. he

we begin with mass protests on the streets of israel after prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister in jerusalem. police fire water cannons to push back protests is outside netanyahu's residence in tens of thousands of demonstrators blocked the highway in tennessee. the judicial over hole has divided israel's leader, israelis leading 2 months of protest. now, former defense minister, you are talent, became the 1st government official to suggest the reform should be delayed. nettie now, who has about to press ahead with the plan, which would allow parliament to override supreme court decisions. a correspondent in jerusalem, tanya came. i told us how the protests took to the streets after the sacking of the defense minister was made public. absolutely, and as soon as the decision was announced, that prime minister benjamin netanyahu, o, fired to the defense minister, you of gallant after his address to the nation last night people the organizers of protest her, but just people anywhere. they just went out to the streets and all kinds of locations across israel, as you

and he was fired the very next day, benjamin netanyahu. this is steven and the fresh again, several minister is in the right wing blog, including very influential political, bigger right now israel, israel's national security minutes, the band they had called on attend yahoo sec guidelines. and this is what prime minister actually did shortly after this stays in tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets again, it's been tennis and to government protest, major protest happens in helen even here in jerusalem in front of from madison residence. there were a gang flashes with police. ah ah! so off we have no information on passel taste, but we know that there has been a number of arrests already. she'll be off to the station to fire defense minister of the country and the k, or is that iraq to following this season. several members of the call ation made statements that they are ready to back up, ron minister to support team. if we decide to stop the reform i oh because the decision to fire in a defense ministry is a clear indicati

at frankfurt airport city, managed by frappe waterloo with the w is leih from berlin, israel benjamin netanyahu delays plans for judicial reform. mass strikes and protests against the changes take place across the country. prime minister says he wants a broad consensus also on the program. germany delivers always promised to provide you credit with leopard to tanks, chancellor, olaf shaw says the much needed heavy weaponry has already been handed over. the united states suffers another tragic school shooting fixed, confirmed casualties to include vitality include 3 students and germany phases. it's supposed to structure dry caption for 30 years, public transport rail of airport stuff across the country. walk off the job, landing more pay to count the cost of living tries. ah, i'm fil gale. welcome to the program. we get in israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu has delayed until next month, his plans to introduce controversial judicial reforms. in a televised address, he sent a decision what a lot of time to find compromise with opponents of the changes on the move follows massive civil

police used bought a cannon to disperse protesters outside the residence of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. weekly demonstrations against plans to over hold that additional system have been taking place across the country for nearly 3 months. the latest protests of fuel by netanyahu's dismissal of defense minister you off garland, the 1st member of government to suggest the reform should be halted. i mean, you more than more with i'm not sure. not sure with no other choice with these really government once it changed the current system to allow parliament to override the decisions of the supreme court. the plan has divided the country far right. parties. welcome, the dismissal of gallant but opposition politicians. san antonio has crossed our red line on your mil, but swaby israel has never faced such popular pressure on the debate about its democratic institutions. and we can come back to our correspondent rebecca writs, as standing by the injury was alone in from the parliament building. the can i sit and where we can hear the the background protests going on. rebecca, after so much pres

plus israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu defense proposed traditional reforms in his country. that in yeah, was in berlin for talks with german chancellor sholtes. he's really need a crazed israel, strong partnership with germany. ah, i'm told me aladdin. well, welcome to the program. the u. s. defense department has released footage to back up its complaint that a russian aircraft intercepted a u. s. drone over the black sea, according to you as the authorities. this video shows a russian su 27 fighter jet, approaching the drone and dumping fuel over it as the aircraft passes by in close proximity without appearing to cause any damage to the drone. but washington says the jet did collide with the drones propeller on a 2nd pass. and that pass is also shown here, with actual collision isn't visible in the editor at video released by the pentagon . although damage to the propeller can be seen later. after the picture is re established right there and we earlier, we spoke with military analyst frank leverage and asked him what stood out from the video. the 1st thing that's flagra

in terms of benjamin netanyahu, what he wanted to achieve, what mood music do you hearing?t this is the rolling back of these proposals? it was announced that there is an agreement to advancing that legislation until after the spring reset starts. a great sense of victory amongst the protesters against these reforms at the same time, a great deal of disappointment by those who are supporting it. as of now, the legislation which is poised to be in law within the next few days or hours has been postponed and there should be some breathing room. . , room. . postponement, deep field that is a result _ room. . postponement, deep field that is a result of _ room. . postponement, deep field that is a result of these _ that is a result of these extraordinary scenes that we're seeing the pictures the rear of scene, thousands of people on the streets, is that something that you feel perhaps even benjamin netanyahu didn't quite anticipate that strength of feeling? didn't quite anticipate that strenath of feelina? ~ , , strength of feeling? absolutely. the coalition is made _ strength

we begin with mass protests on the streets of israel after prime minister benjamin netanyahu fired his defense minister. it happened after you are gallant, said a controversial judicial reform should be delayed. netanyahu has about to press ahead with the plan, which critics say would undermine the independence of the supreme court. in the latest our 1st off anger protesters intel are. these aren't blocking a major highway and lighting lugs bonfires ah, in jerusalem police fight t against to disperse protesters outside the decedent's off by me said nathan, yahoo! feet ye demonstrations against the plans to overhauled the tradition system have been taking place across the country for nearly 3 months. this time, the our fuel by nathan yells, dismissal of defense minister you off garland. he became the 1st government official to suggested a farm should be halted with b, u. martin margaret, with nature nurture with no other choice. with these riley government wants to change the current system to allow parliament to override it. decisions off the top code to plan has divided the country. h

this coalition and wasting benjamin netanyahu. kazi or benjamin at yahoo, that's becoming increasingly isolated. it's going to be now also up to the opposition to decide what they are going to do. we really don't know exactly what will happen and just how the other parties will react to do any suspension of this legislation. but it certainly could have a major effect on the current governing coalition. of course, no one talking about a new election, but, you know, that's certainly one of the things that may also be on the cars at this stage. it's just too early to say would withdraw all of these proposals that are on the table now. mean the end of the government's plans to reform the judiciary that's probably unlikely at this stage. it certainly seems that if they manage to maintain as coalition that they will try and push ahead with them after the holidays. we've got the possible holidays coming up here that perhaps there will be, as is everyone's calling the u. s. the president of israel as well, a cooling for a compromise. we may see some of these legislative reforms damp and down o

demonstrate as have gathered outside the connect said to continue goals both the prime minister benjamin netanyahu to hold judicial reforms, israel's largest union, the staging, the general strike against the built grounding flights at the company's main airport is rarely media report that netanyahu may foul to public pressure and suspend the plots. coming up next and dw news asia. what a full a taiwanese does visit to china, says about the state of the opposition on the island. well that and a lot more with my colleague, bureau biology after a short break out office for me and the tv news team. thanks for watching. mm hm. ah, with oh, are you ready to get a little more extreme? these places in europe are smashing all the records, stepped into a bold adventure. just don't lose your grip. it's the treasure map for modern globetrotters, discover some of europe's wykard breaking sites on youtube and now also in book form. guardians of truth. my name is john kinda and i have paid almost every price of being a journalist in a country like to a key taking on the powers that be they risk everything they

now, benjamin netanyahu can't still pass this bill. he has a majority in parliament, is a 120 seats. he has 61 of those. so if the coalition holds, he will be able to pass. the bill, however, is already present. isaac hertzog is looking for a compromise. he's looking to tone down some aspects of the bill and he's reaching out to people to try and be able to do that. whether he succeeds or not, that's a matter of internal internal israeli politics, but there is more pressure on benjamin netanyahu as well. political satirist suggest the one of the reasons he spending each weekend abroad. he was in italy last weekend and there's room as he might be going to berlin this weekend, is that that's the only way he can get some respite from the protesters and the anger. he faces out in the streets here in israel. but there's something else as well. the saudi iran resumption of diplomatic ties. he opposition or using that to attack pres, our prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying this was a failure of diplomacy on his part. and that this shows

we begin in israel where there's been massive civil dis auction as prime minister benjamin netanyahu comes under pressure from both the opposition and his only could party to hold a contentious judicial reform. but netanyahu's right wing coalition allies are demanding that he push ahead with the overall sources of said he could be ready to suspend the judicial reforms. 7 the protests that refused to die down nationwide demonstrations against prime minister benjamin netanyahu controversial plan toola parliament to overrule israel supreme court. i've been on for almost 3 months and sunday stoked the flames of protest further by sucking defense minister you off. garland was cool to law to be postponed. that prompted israel's president, isaac had spoke to tweet monday that the eyes of the whole world on you, for the sake of the unity of the people of israel. for the sake of the responsibility i call on you to stop the legislative process. immediately things got worse for netanyahu. when the country's main trade union announced a general strike that threatens to bring the country to a halt

thanks so much and he's rainy. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met with the german chancellor. we'll have folks on working visit here in berlin. the 2 leaders paid their respect at a memorial to victims of the holocaust. and they'll be addressing the media later on thursday. netanyahu cut short his visit to the german capsule because of the continuing protests over sweeping judicial reform in israel. berlin, who, the ghettos and german extermination for more, we're going to speak to our chief political correspondent. nina has a nina benjamin netanyahu on the real pressure at home. critics a saying that democracy in israel is at stake. will a chancellor felts be commenting on that today? well, it's actually not an option for sholtes not to comment on it on yos, attacks on democracy. but he can also at the same time, not reprimand or discipline these railey prime minister in public, not least because natania would probably hit back and remind shorts of a very unpleasant episode last summer when palestinian chief muffled a bus relative via the holocaust. here in berlin while stand

the biggest protest, yes, against benjamin netanyahu is far right government and it's plans to overhaul the judiciary. along with the iran saudi deal, he's facing mounting problems at home and abroad. but how serious is, is whales, political crisis. this is inside story. ah, hello, welcome to the program. i'm adrian finnegan. huge crowds demonstrated in israel on saturday night for the 10th week running with some estimate saying that as many as half a 1000000 people turning out against benjamin netanyahu government at its plans to reduce the power of the supreme court. the new legislation would give parliament the power to override court rulings allow politicians to appoint judges and prevent judicial review of the basic laws that serve as his whales de facto constitution. fort supporters of netanyahu, it is far right allies. the policy represents unnecessary curb on activist judges. but it's caused dismay at opposition within his whales, political and military establishment, as well as bringing hundreds of thousands on to the streets. i missed the demo system, sound my voice against th

but while protests are set to continue in israel, the prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as i just said, is visiting germany. he landed a berlin at port a few hours ago for one day trip that we'll see him meet with german chancellor phillips and president hunt bye touch 9 maya. before departing from israel, he spoke about his visits priorities. new drugs are now departing on a visit to berlin, where i will meet with the german chancellor. the main subjects i will discuss is iran, as well as of the issues that are important to the state of israel. the security issues don't take a break for a moment and we'll have further coverage of the israeli prime minister's visit later on today. we're gonna cross straight to jerusalem now where our correspondent rebecca races is standing by for us. there she is, rebecca, another day of protest to day tell us what's happening. that's right on your i'm actually in tel aviv not jerusalem today. i mean the center of tel aviv where, where it really 2 and a half months into these weekly or more than weekly protests. they began here in tel aviv on a saturda

it feels like a moment when benjamin netanyahu needs to try and keep this country in order. push the legislation through before the end of the week and at the moment thousands of people are here on the streets of israel to try and stop him. earlier i spoke to the executive committee member on the american israel public affairs committee harley lippman. he told me the sacking of defence minister yoav gallant could threaten israel's democracy. the ruling coalition is trying to overhaul the judicial system in israel, which means they are trying to get thejudicial system under the control of the executive branch, which would, in the eyes of many people, make israel perhaps no longer a democracy. and this is critical because people see the supreme court and thejudiciary as truly independent, it's also leaning left, and this is the last pull the left has any israeli government. so there is a feeling that religious right is overreaching and they are trying to get control of the country, where originally they wanted money so they could study and learn the torah and pray, now they wa

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been under immense pressure over controversial judicial reformt he wants to push through. it has provoked an outpouring of anger, now entering its 11th week in all parts of israeli society, including its powerful military. tens of thousands took to the streets on sunday evening after mr. netanyahu art his defense minister who h called for a pause on these changes. let's take a look at some of the protest today. in jerusalem, more than 100 thousand people gathered outside the knesset to protest against these reforms. there were smaller counter protest and jerusalem in it show support for the reform plans. these are the scenes in tel aviv last night after mr. netanyahu fired the defense minister. as the protesters lock highways and burned tires. there has been widespread disruption as part of trade union strikes and protests over the reforms. shops, banks, hospitals, universities have all shut down. departures from tel aviv's ben-gurion airport were suspended but the country's two main seaports have also stopped work. the fast food chain mcdonald's

benjamin netanyahu's opponents accuse him of weakening israel's judiciary to protect himself. he's on trial for serious corruption allegations. netanyahu denies all charges, but those protesting say that this is escalating into an existential battle for israel's democratic soul. in the wake of the upheaval, the country's culture minister, netanyahu ally claimed the party would support plans to pause the judiciary overhaul. but netanyahu holding firm tweeting, we must all stand strong against refusal. he's claimed members of the judiciary are elitist and don't represent the israeli people. and the white house overnight, urged both sides to find a compromise . israel's parliament is expected to take a key vote this week. andrea lindsay, thank you breaking overnight. first citizens bank has agreed to buy troubled silicon valley bank that d i c says silicon valley's 17 branches will open under the first citizen's name this morning. it comes one day before federal regulators testify on capitol hill about whether they dropped the ball before silicon valley bank went belly up earlier

and that's why the only thing we've actually heard from benjamin netanyahu. so far today is not actually about the judicial overhaul itself. but instead this tweet he says. i call on all the demonstrators in jerusalem on the right and the left to behave responsibly and not to act violently. broader brotherly people earlier this morning there were reports of benjamin netanyahu was going to be coming out and announcing he was going to halt the overhaul, but we have heard nothing so far from him. in fact, we've only heard from some of his far right wing minister saying that they are vowing to continue forward with this calling for the supporters to now take to the streets. in fact, those guys that were just yelling behind me. those are some right wing supporters. you can already see the mixture of both sides right now on the streets, and this could get very tense and potentially violent. and yeah, we could be hearing from prime minister netanyahu in the coming minutes or hours, of course, will monitor that and bring that to you live when it does happen, but had

i minister benjamin netanyahu. it was in berlin for a working visit, insist the changes i needed to restore the balance of power. who many israeli military reservists have warned that i might not longer serve if the plan changes to the country's legal system. go ahead. guy peron is a captain in the israeli air force reserves, a helicopter pilot. he is one of the co leaders of a $1300.00 strong group of reservists protesting the reformed mister pon. welcome to you. your prime minister is in berlin, said i, he says, judge has done appoint judges in other democracies in a press conference. he said, the proposed changes will bring israel into line with other western democracies. what's your response to that? good evening deal. as well as you know, in our 75 years of existence, he's well faced, great threat security threats. but our democracy was always very strong and very strong and independent judicial system. this newly elected government led by this anal but actually controlled by extreme right wing religious parti

well, the sunny law of prussia on benjamin netanyahu right now. but he has a majority of raise a thin majority in the government. if the coalition holds firm and it seems to be a holding firm, all those fall right and peace, i've got massive concessions out of benjamin netanyahu. and they all century, backing him to the hill, he could well be able to policy this judicial reform bill. now the reform bill is very controversial because it allows that the kinessa the parliament to overturn supreme court decisions. now some supreme court, this isn't the old of them, but allows him allows the connect it to be able to do that. and that's why it's being seen as anti democratic. it is all is, well, doesn't have a 2nd house of government. like for example, the u. k, where you have the house of lords or america where you have the senate. it's the supreme court really, that kind of fulfills that rolls. that's why it's such a controversial thing. so yes, he's under tremendous amount of pressure. as mo protest is out on the street every single week, but politic

they broke through the barricades around prime minister benjamin netanyahu, his residence. c netanyahu's, firing of defense minister jo of galard gave the opposition to a judicial overhaul. new momentum gallery was the 1st senior member of netanyahu's le, could party to express concerns about the effect the protests were having on national security. he tweeted, the security of the state of israel has always been and will always remain my life's mission. the israeli military raised its alert level. netanyahu didn't speak publicly, but he tweeted, we must all stand up strongly against refusals. the judicial overhaul would give politicians the final say in appointing judges, and allow parliament to override supreme court decisions with a simple majority. netanyahu says it will strengthen democracy and balance the courts. critic say the reforms will erode israel's democracy. the attorney general says netanyahu should not be participating in discussions of judicial reform, while he's on trial for corruption. the judicial, according to the phone with the courts, it's a, the judici