Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a central element of the government’s controversial judicial reform in a dramatic decision on a topic that had sparked nationwide protests earlier this year. A slim majority of eight of the 15 judges were in favour of annulling an amendment to the law passed in July, the court announced on Monday in a major blow to the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Supreme Court’s ruling said the amendment to the constitution had deprived the court of the opportunity to take action against “inappropriate” decisions by the government, the prime minist…