Israel's President Herzog urges halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests

Israel's Netanyahu announces 'pause' to judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a pause to divisive judicial reforms moving through parliament, after months of street rallies that drew tens of thousands.

Netanyahu Hits Pause On Judicial Reform Amid Protests

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would pause advancing legislation on judicial reform after protests broke out across the country.

Israel's Netanyahu Announces 'Pause' to Judicial Reforms

Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier Monday had called for an immediate halt to the legislative process, a day after Netanyahu fired his defence minister Yoav Gallant for making a similar demand

Israel’s Netanyahu suspends judicial overhaul after mass protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempt to overhaul Israel’s judiciary triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country’s most severe domestic crisis in years.

Israel's president: Stop judicial reforms for now

JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defense chief for similar demands.Herzog, who holds a largely ceremonial post, made the call following spontaneous demonstrations in the coastal city of Tel Aviv overnight in response to the minister's dismissal."For the sake of the unity of the people of Isr…

Israeli govt in chaos as judicial reform plans draw mass protests: Report

Israel faced one of the biggest waves of industrial action seen in years after the nation's largest union federation on Monday, Histadrut union, called for a general strike