Israel's president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "stop the legislative process immediately" as the PM triggered widespread protests and a national strike by sacking his defence minister for objecting to judicial reforms. Be the first to get Breaking NewsRead more:Defence minister breaking ranks is significant momentIn a statement after his sacking, Mr Gallant said: "The security of the state of Israel has always been and will always remain the mission of my life. The national demonstrations are growing in size, almost by the day now, and Mr Netanyahu has said he will continue to drive through reforms at the pace before the Passover recess