Anti-government protestors burn tires near Beit Yanai, Israel, Monday, March 27, 2023.AP Photo/Ariel Schalit A judicial overhaul plan pushed by Netanyahu's government sparked a major crisis in Israel. Netanyahu paused the overhaul amid mass protests, but Israel's troubles are far from over. "The crisis was deferred, but definitely not resolved," a former US ambassador to Israel told Insider. A serious crisis has been brewing in Israel, and this week, it boiled over as outraged spiked and people flooded the streets in protest.