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Israel PM Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul after protests

 Published: 04:39, 28 March 2023

Israel PM Netanyahu delays judicial overhaul after protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that a controversial plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary will be delayed after months of protests, growing labour strikes and opposition from within his own government.

'When there’s an opportunity to avoid civil war through dialogue, I, as prime minister, am taking a time out for dialogue,' Netanyahu said in a nationally televised address on Monday.

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