Protesters Demand Netanyahu's Arrest in Britain, Denounce Visit to London

Hundreds of protesters screamed and whistled as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at 10 Downing Street on Friday, as opposed to his plans to overhaul the justice system followed him to London.

Netanyahu shook hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the entrance to Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister in Britain, and is also scheduled to meet with British Home Secretary Soyla Braverman.

And the voices of the demonstrators were heard chanting: "Netanyahu, go to prison, you cannot speak for Israel," and they were surrounded by British police and metal barriers.

British and Israeli Jews organized the protests under the slogan "Defend Democracy" to express their opposition to Netanyahu's judicial reforms. Dozens waved Israeli flags and beat drums.

While the New York Times reported that Netanyahu challenged the people's anger in the streets on Thursday, vowing to continue moving forward with his controversial plan for judicial reforms.

The US newspaper said that the Israeli anger was twofold, noting that while Netanyahu pledged to move forward with divisive judicial reform, his ruling coalition approved the passage of a law that would make it difficult to remove the prime minister from office, in a move that fueled the anger of the street.