This story has been updated with new developments. After unprecedented protests and strikes that paralyzed Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed his controversial plan to overhaul the nation's judicial system, reports Reuters. “I will give a genuine opportunity for genuine dialogue,” said Netanyahu. “One way or another, we will bring about a reform that returns the balance that has been lost between branches of government.” The plan will be delayed at least a month until the next parliamentary session.
- Earlier, amid the protests, the prime minister publicly appealed for calm. "I call on all the demonstrators in Jerusalem, on the right and the left, to behave responsibly and not to act violently," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter. "We are brothers."