Stun grenades, arrests on ‘day of disruption’ protest over Israel’s judicial overhaul

The judicial reform plan includes giving ruling coalition lawmakers decisive sway in picking judges and limits the scope of the Supreme Court to strike down legislation or rule against the executive.

Israeli police fired stun grenades and scuffles broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday during a nationwide “day of disruption”, raising the intensity of weeks of protests against a contentious government plan to shake up the judiciary.