Israel’s Netanyahu Says He is Committed to Compromise on Judicial Overhaul as Knesset Reconvenes

Israeli premier faces pressure from within his own government to move forward even if a compromise cannot be reached

From blocking highways to dressing up as handmaids, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have protested for three months against a judicial overhaul planned by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. WSJ’s Dov Lieber explains what’s at stake. Photo Composite: Emily Siu

TEL AVIV—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he is committed to reaching a compromise over a proposed judicial overhaul that has sharply divided the country, even as he comes under increasing pressure from elements within his own government to advance the legislation. 

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