What are the Israeli judicial reforms and why are they causing such upheaval?

Tel Aviv — Huge protests that rocked Israel over the coalition government's judicial reforms were on pause Tuesday. The nation appeared to be taking stock of fallout from Monday's momentous vote in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, which curbed the power of the nation's Supreme Court.

It was a victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right and ultraconservative religious coalition partners, a bitter defeat for Israel's opposition, and a shock to the majority of Israelis who — according to most polls — were against the move.

Prominent Israeli political analyst and journalist Barak Ravid told CBS News that his country was in "uncharted waters."