Israeli protesters were intensifying their opposition to a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary. They plan to block Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip overseas and as the U.S. defense secretary is visiting. Demonstrators, who have been out protesting for more than two months against the overhaul, launched a “day of resistance to dictatorship” on Thursday. The uproar over Netanyahu’s legal overhaul has plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises. Netanyahu and his allies say the measures aim to rein in a court that has overstepped its authority. Critics say the overhaul will slide Israel toward authoritarianism.
