Plans to push through legislation that would limit the powers of the Israeli Supreme Court are on hold for now because there is no majority in the Knesset for the new laws.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to pass an "override clause" that would allow the new legislation to pass even if the Court rules they are unconstitutional.

One of those new laws would give politicians more power over the selection of judges in the court.

However, new Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who is a staunch supporter of Mr Netanyahu's legislative agenda, admitted in an interview last week that she had failed to convince Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon to back the legislation. Without Kulanu's 10 MKs, the coalition has no chance of passing the laws.

It is unclear whether this means that other pieces of controversial legislation, such as the Nation State law and limits on the foreign funding of NGOs, are still on the table, but these are also likely to be shelved due to the coalition's tiny majority.