Israel's Judicial Crisis Resurfaces as Compromise Talks Abruptly Halt
Briefly

An effort to resolve a dispute over the future of Israel's judiciary, an issue that has divided the country for months, suffered a major blow Wednesday after a dramatic showdown in Parliament over a committee that picks the nation's judges.Opposition leaders said they were withdrawing from negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government, pausing talks, for at least a month, aimed at reaching a compromise over a contentious plan to overhaul the judicial system.
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