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Israeli gov’t in crisis, Netanyahu to speak on judicial plan

Israeli protesters light bonfires and block a highway during a rally moments after Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defence minister, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 26, 2023 [Oren Ziv/ AP]

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling coalition to halt its divisive judicial changes plan, “for the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, for the sake of responsibility”.

The appeal on Monday by the head of state, who normally does not get involved in politics, underlines the alarm that the proposals have caused and comes after a dramatic night of protests across Israel.

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