Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the decision to postpone the judicial reform, which caused mass protests in the country, as a desire to “prevent a split in society”. According to him, this would give Israel “a chance to avoid a civil war”. Reuters.
“In order to avoid a split in the country, I have decided to postpone the second and third readings to reach broad consensus,” he said in a televised address to the nation.
He also stated that he would “turn every stone” to find a solution to the problem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially declarationThe second and third readings of the Judicial Reform Bill will be postponed until the next parliamentary session in the summer.
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley welcomed Israeli Prime Minister’s decision to suspend reform of the country’s judicial system.
Former Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog He insisted stop the judicial reform process immediately.
Source: Gazeta
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