Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is the most religious and hardline in Israel's history. (AP)

Thousands protest in Israel over legal reforms

In Jerusalem, an estimated 100,000 Israelis took to the streets overnight, outside the country’s Parliament.

The protesters gathered in opposition to laws that they say threaten the sovereignty of the courts.

Listen to Martin Indyk, America’s Ambassador to Israel in the early 2000s speaking with Patricia Karvelas on RN Breakfast.