On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is postponing the heavily criticized judicial reforms, Reports Reuters.
Parliament will be in recess until the end of April for the Jewish holiday of Pesach, after which the issue will be considered again.
“From a will to prevent the rift in the nation, I have decided to delay the second and third reading in order to reach a broad consensus.”
– Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel
Following the announcement of the delay, the Histadrut labor union called off the nationwide strikes.
