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Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's far-right government and opposition parties began talks Tuesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests, in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's far-right government and opposition parties were set to open talks Tuesday evening on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests, the presidency said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, after 12 weeks of growing protest against his proposed judicial reforms, said he will order a temporary halt to the changes that aimed to rein in the power of Israel’s judiciary and grant virtually unaccountable power to politicians.

The Israeli defense chief whose dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the country's political crisis to a climax is remaining in office until further notice, aides said on Tuesday, suggesting government indecision on how to proceed. Beset by unprecedented nationwide protests at his nationalist-religious coalition's signature plan to overhaul…