Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was asked by a reporter if Israeli democracy is 'under threat' as he departed 10 Downing Street on Friday (March 24), following a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Reuters reports.
Another journalist asked: ““Did you break the law last night?”.
The Israeli Prime Minister, who did not respond to questions, was earlier greeted by shouts and whistles from hundreds of protesters outside 10 Downing Street, as intensifying anger over his judicial overhaul followed him to London.
Netanyahu has faced weeks of mass protests after his religious-nationalist coalition pursued changes to the judiciary that would give the government sway in choosing judges and limit the Supreme Court's power to strike down laws.
The move has caused alarm at home and abroad about the country's democratic checks and balances.
