Menachem Mazuz, who also served as AG, slams coalition's controversial legislation, part of judicial overhaul package, as 'corrupt'; agrees Israel on 'brink of dictatorship'

Mandelblit warns once Knesset scraps test of reasonableness, nothing to stop government firing attorney general; ex-Mossad chief says plan heralds 'end of democracy'

IBA head decries 'assassination of Israeli democracy' as former AG Mandelblit says 'This is a coup, they won't stop'; demonstrators at event decry lack of pro-government speakers

Status took hold after gov't readied bill to control judge selections for last vote, advanced 'reasonableness' bill and bill to bar judges from scrapping Basic Laws, former AG says

Comments by Roni Alsheich, who oversaw investigation of PM, spark backlash from coalition figures, with several calling for attorney general to probe the matter

Attorneys said to believe bench may still be swayed by evidence yet to be presented, with possibility of plea bargain also seen as slim

Walla and Channel 13 news also report justices urged sides to reach plea bargain 'for the sake of the country'

Statement blasts legislation's supporters who trampled on images of senior legal figures; ex-Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger, Nobel winner Aaron Ciechanover speak in Tel Aviv

Mandeblit warns proposed bill will erode counsels’ ability to act as a gatekeeper and prevent illegal acts from being committed, since they'll be pushed to show loyalty to minister

‘You are enlisting in a challenging period,’ chief of staff tells new recruits amid unrest over judicial overhaul, as ex-military prosecutors warn of 'irreversible damage'