Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise

By TIA GOLDENBERG
Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli protesters are pressing on with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary. The fresh demonstrations Thursday come after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise proposal that was meant to defuse the crisis. Protesters were kicking off a third day of disruption since the crisis began, with thousands of protesters blocking roads across the country. Despite the effort by the country’s figurehead president to seek a way out of the stalemate, the sides appeared to be further digging in. Netanyahu and his allies were set to barrel forward with their original plan despite weeks of mass protests.