Netanyahu said the crisis required all sides to act responsibly.
While Netanyahu and his supporters say the plans would ensure a proper balance between the elected government and the judiciary and would not endanger individual and minority rights, they have drawn sustained and furious opposition.
The decision to suspend the overhaul followed an extraordinary weekend in which Defence Minister Yoav Gallant was sacked after warning the divisions caused by the plans had affected the military and were threatening national security.Article content An early rally in Israel’s shekel currency fizzled out after Netanyahu suspended the overhaul with its eventual fate uncertain.
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