Israel's Netanyahu to move ahead on legal overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country's judicial system.

Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption, has made the legal changes the centerpiece of his government's agenda. The proposed changes have sparked an outcry from the Supreme Court's top justice. The country's attorney general has also spoken out against the plan.

Despite the opposition, Netanyahu told a meeting of his Cabinet that voters cast their ballots in November elections in support of his campaign promise to overhaul the justice system. “We will complete legislating the reforms in a way that will correct what needs correcting, will totally protect individual rights and will restore the public's faith in the justice system that so much requires this reform,” the PM said.