Israeli Government Faces Turmoil Over Judicial Overhaul Plan
Israel's President Isaac Herzog has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling coalition to halt its divisive judicial changes plan, "for the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of responsibility". Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities across Israel in a spontaneous outburst of anger on Sunday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defence minister for challenging his judicial overhaul plan. The unrest deepened a monthslong crisis over Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the judiciary, which has sparked mass protests, alarmed business leaders and former security chiefs, and drawn concern from the United States and other close allies.
- Israeli gov’t in crisis, Netanyahu to speak on judicial plan Al Jazeera English
- Netanyahu and Deri in favor of halting overhaul legislation — report The Times of Israel
- Israeli president urges halt to judicial overhaul after protests CNBC
- Israel's courts Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Barkat: I will back the prime minister in a decision to stop the overhaul; we can't have civil war The Times of Israel
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