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Jerusalem (AFP) - More than three months of tensions culminating in a general strike prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause controversial judicial reforms that had been a signature policy of his hard-right coalition.

Israel's hard-right government and opposition parties were set for a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years. Scepticism remained high over the negotiations on the judicial overhaul, which would curtail the…

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli politicians held a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judicial reforms that sparked mass protests and a general strike in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

Prime minister praises US president’s commitment to Israel but will not be swayed by ‘pressures from abroad’

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

President Isaac Herzog has invited ruling parties and the opposition to meet Tuesday after judicial reforms were halted.

Israelis embrace the ideal of democracy with the same fervor that Americans do. It’s why, on Monday, the people of Israel effectively shut down their country’s economy in a defiant, urgent statement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dangerous bid to overhaul — and in doing so weaken — the country’s…

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…