Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed controversial plans to reform Israel's judiciary, his coalition partners say.
The overhaul, which has sparked widespread protests and international condemnation, will now not be discussed in parliament until next month, said coalition member party Jewish Power.
The proposals would have seen ministers hold more control over the appointments of judges, including in the Supreme Court, while diminishing that body's ability to veto legislation or rule against the government.sparked huge demonstrations in major towns. It also prompted the country's President Isaac Herzog, the head of state who is supposed to remain above politics,
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