Netanyahu pauses divisive judicial reforms

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 29, 2023 12:06 am

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night paused a judicial overhaul that triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

The proposed reforms would curtail the authority of the Israeli Supreme Court and give politicians greater powers over the selection of judges.

PREMIER UNDER PRESSURE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presides over his weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on March 19, 2023. AFP FILE PHOTO

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