ISRAELIS protesting against government plans to overhaul the judicial system held “national disruption day” today, blocking roads and highways and clashing with police.

The demonstrations come as the country’s far-right government barrels ahead with the legal changes. A parliamentary committee was moving forward on a Bill today that would weaken the Supreme Court.

The crisis has sent shock waves through Israel and presented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a serious challenge just two months after he returned to power.