TEL AVIV — Hundreds of Israelis living in London demonstrated Friday against the judicial overhaul plan, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. If Netanyahu thought he could leave behind him in Israel, at least for the weekend, the ongoing political turmoil, demonstrations in the British capital proved him wrong.

The series of dramatic upheavals shaking Israel at breakneck speed this week would have been considered outlandish apocalyptic scenarios just a few short months ago.

Israel has skillfully created a bubble of normalcy and routine over the years to cushion the adverse social, economic and security impacts of the many challenges it has faced. Israelis had looked in amazement at the social and political upheavals shocking their Arab neighbors — the 2011 Tahrir Square uprising in Egypt and Arab Spring protests — and sighed in relief at the relative stability and democracy they enjoy despite periodic political turmoil and major security threats. Clearly, that reality of internal calm is now gone.

Heads of Israel’s strategic-security agencies have issued stark warnings in recent days to Netanyahu about the disastrous effects of the deep constitutional changes he is spearheading, especially legislation giving the government control over Supreme Court appointments. After midnight on Friday, Israel air force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar received hundreds of messages from reserve pilots who form the backbone of Israel’s aerial deterrence, informing him of the immediate termination of their volunteer service and explaining that they would not risk their lives to serve a dictatorship.