Israel gears up for mass strike over government's judicial reforms

A number of high-profile civil society organisations and companies have said they plan to take part amid growing anger over the proposed judicial reforms. Opponents of the reforms have held six consecutive weekend protests across the country that have drawn tens of thousands. Outside Israel, world leaders, economists and business people have also voiced concerns over the reforms put forward by Mr Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin. Knesset member Simcha Rothman, who drafted the proposed reforms, defended them in a Times of Israel podcast released on Friday. The government says the measures will provide necessary restraint of the Supreme Court, which it believes has too much power.
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