Brandishing signs with the words "end the judicial dictatorship" and "the elites are taking control," protesters said the overhaul was necessary to rein in the power of unelected justices.
The State Party leader, in a speech to his party on Tuesday, confirmed some of the leaked details of the compromise proposals and put the onus on Netanyahu to overcome hardliners in his Coalition who are pushing to plough ahead with the overhaul.
Both the Coalition and Opposition have rejected the compromise proposed by the president.
Israel Hayom first reported on the expected vote earlier in August, prompting Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to warn that the committee would have no jurisdiction to investigate the Israel Police over pending cases in the judiciary, including those pertaining to the PM.
Political source assures that the military's readiness for war is "almost complete," but warns that it might be compromised down the line if soldiers and officers continue to skip out on reserve duty.
The prime minister's son shares a post on social media written by a right-wing journalist, which criticized Halevi for failing to crack down on reservists skipping out on duty in protest of the judicial reform.
During weekend call, the PM slams IDF's top brass for "compromising deterrence," to which Chief of Staff Halevi responds that he has to sound the alarm on combat worthiness because, "I can't stand idly by." Officers believe only a clear statement on the fate of judicial reform will end declining readiness.
Long feted as a torch-bearer for basic rights or scorned for elitist overreach, the Supreme Court is under ever fiercer scrutiny.
The Coalition passed a law in March that says incapacity of a prime minister can only be declared in cases where there are medical and mental grounds, not conflict of interests. Critics say the law is tailor-made for Netanyahu and encourages corruption.
Development comes after Channel 14 hosts panelist who calls for the release of the killer of then-Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995.
