Thousands protest Israel’s judicial overhaul as Netanyahu addresses UN

Thousands demonstrate against what they see as attack on Israel's institutions but New York protest lacks Palestinian presence

Thousands of Israelis and American Jews have protested outside the United Nations in New York, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke before the UN general assembly in an address railing against Iran and making a case for Israeli-Saudi peace.

About 3,000 people attended the protest against the Netanyahu government's efforts to overhaul Israel's judiciary, a plan that critics say will decimate Israel's democratic institutions. Organizers say it was the largest anti-government action held outside Israel since the start of the wave of protests that have rocked the country since Netanyahu's government took office at the start of this year.