Israel’s defense minister and several coalition lawmakers called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a proposed judicial overhaul
Defense minister calls the crisis over the overhaul a ‘clear, immediate and tangible threat’ to the country
The judicial overhaul has sparked mass protests in Israel and sent the country into a monthslong political crisis.JERUSALEM—Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called on Saturday for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s to be delayed, saying it was causing a deep rift in society that was becoming a threat to the country’s security.
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