The BBC and The Guardian report that an estimated 100,000 people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night in what protesters described as a “fight for Israel’s destiny” over sweeping judicial changes proposed by the new far-right government.

The Guardian reports that Israel’s culture minister is attempting to revoke state funding from two documentary films dealing with the occupation of the Palestinian territories, increasing concerns that the country’s new hard-right government will follow through on promises to crack down on dissenting voices.

The Financial Times and Reuters report on our main story, that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed a key cabinet ally on Sunday, after the country’s top court ruled last week that he could not serve as a minister in light of his criminal convictions. The removal of Aryeh Deri, head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, comes amid a brewing battle over Israel’s legal order, with Netanyahu’s hardline new government readying legislation to curb the powers of the judiciary that critics say will deal a fatal blow to the country’s checks and balances.

Reuters also reports that thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest against the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges including spying. The Belgian government has said the charges are fake.

Kan Radio reports exchanges of fire following an IDF entry to the Jenin refugee camp in the early hours this morning, while Ynet covers the arrest on Saturday of a 13-year-old Palestinian in Jerusalem’s old city. The boy was in possession of a knife and initial police assessments indicate a terrorist motive. Saturday also saw an alleged attempted stabbing in the unauthorised West Bank outpost Sde Ephraim Farm and the shooting dead of the alleged perpetrator by an Israeli farmer.

Kan Radio also details the IDF’s initial report into last week’s fatal shooting of a Palestinian man, Ahmed Kahlo, 45, at a temporary roadblock near Silwad, north of Ramallah in the West Bank. The report finds no terrorist motive behind Kahlo’s clash with troops which led to his death. An altercation began when he attempted to exit his vehicle; a soldier tried to put him back in the car and hit him with a gun, which Kahlo then attempted to “pull away”, at which point the fatal shot was fired. Kahlo’s son was also present. An inquiry will be held by the Investigative Military Police and its findings turned over to the Judge Advocate General’s Office.

Israel Hayom reveals that 130 Israeli tech companies will enact a “warning strike” on Tuesday, in protest against the government’s proposed judicial reforms. Entities including Wiz, INX, Cheq, Natural Intelligence, and Luminescent will institute stoppages. This represents a victory for the protest-coordinating Movement for Quality Government in Israel, whose statement read: “The economic damage notwithstanding, we are taking this step as a first step to say loud and clear to the Israeli government that the coup d’état will not go through. The state of Israel will not become a dictatorship because it will not function a single day without the central arteries of the Israeli economy and society.” In another case of industrial action, several outlets cover the Israeli healthcare system today beginning a 24-hour strike in protest at violence against medical staff. Health Ministry efforts to prevent the work stoppage have failed and hospitals will follow a reduced Sabbath format, with only Sheba Hospital operating at full capacity. Maariv cites Professor Zion Hagi, chairman of the Medical Association, saying: “We have no choice, the situation is intolerable in the health system.”

Yediot Ahronot continues its weekend coverage focussing on the potential economic damage to Israel if the coalition’s legal reforms are implemented. On Sunday, two former governors of the Bank of Israel, Professors Jacob Frenkel and Karnit Flug, authored an article in the paper in which they cautioned that international rating agencies were liable to reduce Israel’s credit rating if they became convinced that the country’s democratic culture was being eroded; Poland and Turkey have previously seen similar punishments after reforms. The two former governors joined hi-tech leaders in sounding economic alarm, and earned a rebuke from Netanyahu, who said “The world, in fact, believes in our policy in general and in our economic policy specifically.” Haaretz also discusses this issue and details a recent Israel Democracy Institute report expressing similar concerns as Frenkel and Flug regarding credit rating, and also warning that foreign investment could be expected to fall.

I24 News covers the announcement that Israel’s ambassador to Canada, Ronen Hoffman, intends to step down. Hoffman cited his differences with the new government: “With the transition to the new government and to different policy in Israel, my personal and professional integrity has compelled me to request to shorten my post and return to Israel this summer.” His move echoes that of Yael German, ambassador to France, who announced her resignation last month, in terms more critical of the government than Hoffman; both diplomats are associated with opposition leader Yar Lapid’s Yesh Atid party.

Israel Hayom reports Israeli anger at the weekend visit of a 30-member delegation of officials from Canada, Australia, Argentina, and various EU countries – including the UK – to the Temple Mount. The visit was made in consultation with the Islamic Waqf but was not coordinated with relevant Israeli officials. The foreign ministry decried the “irresponsible” visit which “could have led to provocation and incitement”, while the UK Consulate in Jerusalem tweeted: “We joined like-minded diplomats at #AlAqsa Mosque to demonstrate support for Jordanian Custodianship of Christian and Muslim holy sites in #Jerusalem. We continue to promote historic Status Quo arrangements which permit all three Abrahamic faiths to worship in the Old City.”

Ynet discusses culture minister Miki Zohar’s announcement today that his ministry will cut all funding for public events taking place on Shabbat. Free entry to historic sites and subsidies for theatre performances will both be affected in a measure reversing policies enacted by Zohar’s predecessor. “The observant population will not be discriminated against on my watch,” he said. Ynet also reports a further blow to publicly funded culture, with communication minister Shlomo Karhi’s commitment to close the public broadcaster Kan and direct its funding to the private broadcasting sector. Yediot Ahronot reports that Kan Chairman Gil Omer and Director General Golan Yochpaz held an emergency meeting yesterday, shared by live feed to all Kan employees.

Haaretz details Likud MK and former journalist Boaz Bismuth’s submitted bill which aims to ban the public release of recordings without the approval of the subject. The bill, an amendment to the Privacy Protection Law of 1981, would criminalise the invasion of the subject’s privacy and result in a prison sentence of up to five years. The paper notes that the issue has been a particular cause of Netanyahu’s son Yair, himself the subject of leaked recordings, and cites the angry reaction of Israeli journalists. Channel 13 reporter Yossi Eli tweeted: “Let Mr. Boaz Bismuth provide explanations to that poor old woman, whose house an AC technician came and began to shake her down for a massive amount just because she’s a poor woman who doesn’t know any better and was exposed only because we can do our job. Let Mr. Bismuth look into the eyes of parents who want to confront a day care worker suspected of abuse. A disgraceful bill.”

Maariv reports on the UK-based EuroPal organisation’s latest information campaign which accuses 25 Israeli MKs of being racist. Israel holds that the organisation is a Hamas initiative and classifies it as a terrorist organisation. The campaign targets foreign minister Eli Cohen, science minister Ofir Akunis, national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir, transport minister Miri Regev, Meir Porush, MK Danny Danon, MK Zvika Fogel and MK Limor Sonn Har Melech.