Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul dispersed after he agreed to halt the controversial plan's progress through parliament for at least a month
Demonstrators dispersed after divisive plan’s progress through parliament was halted for at least a monthJERUSALEM—Calm returned to Israeli cities Tuesday and protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul dispersed after the premier agreed to suspend the controversial plan and Israeli President Isaac Herzog offered to host compromise talks between the two sides.
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Sunday and Monday after Mr. Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for calling to delay passing the first part of the government’s
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