Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will announce the suspension of the judicial reform on Monday morning at about 10:30 a.m., Channel 12 News reported. Prior to delivering the announcement, Netanyahu is meeting with the heads of the coalition parties to explain the move. The prime minister held an emergency meeting overnight after mass protests swept the country in the wake of the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Justice Minister Yariv Levin is opposed to halting the reform but a number of Likud ministers support the move as well as UTJ and Shas. The chairman of the Knesset’s Constitution Committee Simcha Rothman received the message amid a deliberation to approve the law on the composition of the Committee for the Selection of Judges in its second and third readings. “It’s over,” Rothman said and angrily left the meeting. Earlier, President Isaac Herzog called for an immediate halt to the reform: “We saw very difficult scenes tonight. I am addressing the Prime Minister, the members of the government and the parties and members of the coalition: the feelings are difficult and painful. The entire nation is deeply concerned. Security, the economy, and society – all are threatened. The eyes of the entire people of Israel are on you. The eyes of the entire Jewish people are on you. To you. The eyes of the whole world are on you.” “For the sake of unity within Am Yisrael, for the sake of responsibility, I call on you to stop the legislative process immediately. I appeal to the heads of all parties of the Knesset, coalition and opposition alike, to put the citizens of the country above all else, and to act responsibly and courageously without further delay. Come to your senses now! This is not a political moment, this is a moment for leadership and responsibility,” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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