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For many Palestinian citizens of Israel, judicial battle leaves them out

A plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to limit powers of the Supreme Court sparked huge protests across Israel before it was put on hold last week, but the country's Palestinian citizens have largely remained on the sidelines.

Reuters

Trudy Rubin: Elected leaders in Israel, Poland, and Hungary are following the 'autocrat's playbook'

A couple of weeks ago, as I moderated a discussion at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House on the heated battle to control Israel's courts, the talk turned to "the elected autocrat's playbook."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

UAE plans long-term economic ties with Israel despite political strains

The United Arab Emirates' commitment to a long-term strategic relationship with Israel should survive political turbulence, analysts say, after one of the most right-wing governing coalitions in Israel's history prompted widespread anger. A series of recent moves and comments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government has infuriated the public in…

Reuters

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Netanyahu delays firing of dissenting Defence Minister Gallant

The Israeli prime minister and his defence chief visited soldiers together later on Monday in latest sign of thaw.

Al Jazeera

Passover Seders offer a time to talk about Israel protests

This year, when the slavery-to-freedom story of Passover unfolds, mass demonstrations in Israel will be top of mind for many Jews around the globe

The Independent UK

Israel’s Netanyahu, Dissenting Defense Minister to Visit Troops Together

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Israeli troops together with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, an aide said, signaling a possible reconciliation after Netanyahu announced Gallant's ouster last week without following through. The March 26 announcement followed Gallant's public call on Netanyahu to pause a judicial overhaul plan that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel's Netanyahu puts defence minister's sacking on hold

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the dismissal of his defence chief, announced over a week ago after the minister called for a halt to the government's flagship justice overhaul, a source close the matter said on Monday.

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Israel Shoots Down Drone It Says 'Came From Syria' Following Strikes

Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers, Syrian state media reported.

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Israel's Defense Minister Visits West Bank, Slams Iran

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dismiss last week, has completed his visit to the occupied West Bank and warned against Iranian interference. "We will not allow the Iranians and Hezbollah to harm us.

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Israel's Defense Minister visits West Bank, criticizes Iran

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dismiss last week, has completed his visit to the occupied West Bank and warned against Iranian interference.

Reuters

Israeli cabinet approves Ben-Gvir’s ‘national guard’ plan

Critics warn the far-right security minister may use his national guard against Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Al Jazeera

Israel Advances National Guard Force for Right-Wing Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts. Netanyahu agreed to move ahead on the force last week after he postponed a contentious government plan…

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Israeli government advances Ben-Gvir's national guard force

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has given preliminary approval for the establishment of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts

The Independent UK

Netanyahu: Israel 'Exacting Heavy Price from Terror-supporting Regimes'

Israel is "exacting a heavy price from terrorist-supporting regimes" outside of its borders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet in televised remarks on Sunday, without elaborating. The remark followed what Syria described as an Israeli military strike in Homs province and which, according to Western intelligence sources, hit air…

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Israelis continue protests over judicial overhaul plans

Demonstrators take to the streets days after Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to freeze the controversial proposal.

The Independent UK

Israelis still protest legal overhaul despite suspension

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting a controversial plan to revamp the country’s legal system, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suspension of the changes earlier in the week

ABC News

Benjamin Netanyahu has been a political magician for years. Has Israel's leader finally run out of tricks?

Benjamin Netanyahu planned to remake Israel's justice system to give the government greater powers to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. But the public response plunged Israel into its worst upheaval in decades.

Reuters

Israeli protests over judicial overhaul continue despite Netanyahu's pause

Protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial overhaul showed no sign of abating on Saturday, despite its suspension by the embattled premier this week, as tens of thousands took to the streets to demand it be scrapped entirely.

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Azerbaijan to Open Representative Office in Ramallah

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, sent a letter to the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, confirming his country's desire to boost bilateral ties and open a representative office soon, according to sources in the Palestinian presidency. The message was delivered by Azeri Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, who was at the…

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu is leading a coup against his own country. But the threat is not only to Israel

As one door slid open for Northern Ireland 25 years ago, another was sliding shut for Israel and Palestine – and disaster followed, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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After Being Fired, Israel’s Defense Minister Caught in Limbo

Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous mass protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system. But Netanyahu never even…

Al Jazeera

Palestine advocates see opportunity in Biden-Netanyahu discord

Washington’s criticism of Israel not about Palestinians but can lead to questioning of US-Israel ties, analysts say.

France 24

Former Israeli agent Mishka Ben-David brings real-life Mossad intrigue to the page

As an Israeli intelligence agent in the 1990s, Mishka Ben-David was entrusted with high-stakes espionage missions across the Middle East. Now a successful author, he's channelled that experience into his latest thriller, "Duet in Beirut". The story centres on an expelled Mossad agent, Ronen, who stays on after a failed…

The Week

Netanyahu brings Israel to a crossroads

Has Benjamin Netanyahu finally lost his touch, asked Anshel Pfeffer in Foreign Policy. For 12 weeks now, the great survivor of Israeli politics has fought an escalating battle with protesters.

The Independent UK

After being fired, Israel's defense minister caught in limbo

Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system

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