Democracy Means Judicial Autonomy, German Envoy Says on Israel Overhaul | Algemeiner.com

Germany believes an independent justice system is a tenet of democracy and is closely watching the Israeli dispute over a government plan for judicial change, its envoy said, as protesters flooded the streets for an eighth straight week on Saturday.
The new nationalist-religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plowed ahead this week with its proposed changes as parliament took first steps in legislating limits to the Supreme Court’s power to strike down laws.