27.03.2023 - 20:30 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Announces Freeze to Judicial Overhaul as General Strike Shutters Israel

(March 27, 2023 8:13 pm)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would temporarily freeze his government‘s controversial plans to enfeeble the judicial system, following a night of mass demonstrations across the country and an unprecedented general strike.

Netanyahu said that he ordered „the timeout“ on the controversial legislation until after the Knesset recess in order „to give a real opportunity for real dialogue.“