Israel's Knesset gives first nod to contested Supreme Court bill

By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel's parliament has given initial approval to a bill that limits some Supreme Court power, part of a rebooted judicial overhaul by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that has set off a deep political crisis. The drive to change the justice system by Netanyahu's ruling coalition of nationalist and religious parties has sparked unprecedented protests, stirred concern for Israel's democratic health among its Western allies and bruised the economy. Commanding 64 of the Knesset's 120 seats, Netanyahu's coalition on Monday won the first of three required vote...