Israeli government faces legal challenges and protests over judicial overhaul and draft exemptions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government is advancing a controversial bill to repeal a criminal fraud offense. Netanyahu is currently on trial for that same charge.

Separately, the government is pushing a law to exempt ultra-Orthodox men from mandatory military service. This has led to large protests in Jerusalem demanding equal enlistment. The government is also moving to take greater control over university budgets.

Netanyahu's chief of staff has been barred from the Prime Minister's office by a court order, and police have issued an arrest warrant for a former campaign adviser. The Attorney General has warned that the government's actions pose a danger to democracy.