Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu was born on October 21, 1949 in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is an Israeli politician and said this evening that he will postpone his key judicial reform until the next parliamentary session, Reuters reported, citing BTA

"Driven by a desire to prevent division of the nation, I have decided to postpone the second and third readings (of the bill) so that a broad consensus can be reached," the prime minister said in a televised address.

Earlier, Interior Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced that the Prime Minister would postpone the discussion of the project that caused the demonstrations.

The Israeli prime minister agreed to postpone the radical change in the judiciary until the next session of the parliament

Netanyahu's address was preceded by some of the largest street protests in the history of the Jewish state.

Benjamin Netanyahu