"Israeli Coalition Strained by Judicial Reform Criticism and Reservist Refusals"

Israel's ruling party, Likud, is in turmoil after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant planned to call for an immediate halt to the coalition's bid to overhaul the judiciary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned Gallant to his office amid public recriminations against him by Likud lawmakers. Gallant postponed his statement and traveled to the capital. The meeting was brief and preceded by a sit-down between Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the chief architect of the dramatic judicial overhaul. The protest movement against the judicial revamp has grown over the past three months to comprise large swaths of Israeli society.