Israeli President Isaac Herzog urged the government on Monday to halt its bitterly contested judicial overhaul, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the move, sparking mass street protests.
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For the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of responsibility, I call on you to stop the legislative process immediately, he said on Twitter.
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