Netanyahu meets Sunak at Downing Street amid protests

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu astatine Downing Street amid a noisy protestation against the Israeli leader's visit.

Mr Sunak greeted Mr Netanyahu extracurricular Number 10 arsenic shouts and whistles could beryllium heard from hundreds of demonstrators astatine the barriers astatine the entrance.

They were protesting against Mr Netanyahu's judicial reforms, which person been met with outrage successful Israel.

He is besides owed to conscionable Home Secretary Suella Braverman connected his one-day visit.

As Mr Netanyahu made the abbreviated locomotion from his convoy to the steps of Number 10 connected Friday morning, a cacophony of sound could beryllium heard, including shouts of "shame" and "traitor".

A planned photograph accidental for the gathered media was cancelled, the Jerusalem Post paper reported.

Although erstwhile visits to the UK by Mr Netanyahu person been met with demonstrations by pro-Palestinian groups, Friday's protests were led by British and Israeli Jews, with galore waving Israeli flags.

There is choler among immoderate sections of British Jewry - and turmoil successful Israel - implicit the government's bills which critics accidental severely undermine ideology there.

Israel has witnessed months of immoderate of the biggest protests successful its history, deepening splits successful Israeli nine which is already polarised implicit Benjamin Netanyahu.

Opponents accidental Mr Netanyahu is utilizing the reforms, which volition weaken the powerfulness of the Supreme Court amongst different things, to bolster himself and policies of his authorities - the astir right-wing successful Israel's history.

Mr Netanyahu has accused critics of disrespecting voters who gave his conjugation and its betterment level a commanding triumph successful November's elections.