Hundreds gathered on Monday night at Habima Square in Tel-Aviv to demonstrate against what they termed a "judicial coup" being waged by Israel's justice system, ahead of a Tuesday Supreme Court hearing on whether Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may form a coalition in the upcoming elections in light of the pending corruption indictments against him.
The law stipulates that a prime minister facing indictment may still serve until he or she is convicted. According to the demonstrators, the hearing is another instance of judicial overreach in which the courts adjudicate matters that are outside their purview.