Netanyahu's 'national guard' deal with Ben-Gvir raises fears of intercommunal violence

Political rivals have denounced the national guard plans as creating a personal 'militia' for extremist minister After a dramatic day of wildcat strikes that shut down much of the country last month, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, finally announced that his government's controversial plans to overhaul the judiciary would be suspended until the Knesset's summer session. The Israeli leader struggled for hours to reach a compromise with the recalcitrant far-right elements of his coali...