Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would postpone the judicial amendments to the next parliamentary session, in order to prevent division in the nation, he said.
"Out of a desire to prevent discord in the nation, I have decided to postpone the second and third readings in order to reach a broad consensus," he said in a prime-time televised address.
Netanyahu spoke after mass street demonstrations, some of the largest in Israel.
Netanyahu touched on those opposition demonstrations and the widening rejection of military service in the army, saying that what he called an extremist minority is ready to tear the country apart, considering that the refusal to serve in the military is the end of Israel.
Immediately after Netanyahu's speech, the head of the Federation of Trade Unions in Israel announced the suspension of the strike following Netanyahu's announcement of the postponement of the judicial amendments.
Nearly 10,<> right-wing Israeli supporters demonstrated Monday night in front of the High Court in West Jerusalem in support of the government's judicial reform plan amid a sharp societal divide.
The protesters, who gathered in front of the court, the highest judicial body, demanded that the ruling coalition continue to push through the controversial plan's legislation.
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