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Israeli opposition leader says no progress on judicial overhaul talks

Israeli parties have made no progress towards a compromise over the government's bitterly disputed judicial overhaul package after a month of meetings, Benny Gantz, head of one of the largest opposition parties, said on Monday.

Reuters

Decision to Exempt Ultra-Orthodox from Military Service Threatens Netanyahu’s Coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to implement the terms stipulated by his extremist allies relating to expanding the Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territories and exempting ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service. Following the developments, protest leaders against the government issued statements calling for the expansion of demonstrations, and officers…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Judicial overhaul chaos threatens to unravel Bibi's legacy

The prime minister's approval rating plunged this week,

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Key issues in crisis talks on Israel's divisive judicial reforms

Jerusalem (AFP) - More than three months of tensions culminating in a general strike prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause controversial judicial reforms that had been a signature policy of his hard-right coalition.

AFP

Israel’s parties to hold first talks on justice reforms

President Isaac Herzog has invited ruling parties and the opposition to meet Tuesday after judicial reforms were halted.

Al Jazeera

Israel's Netanyahu pauses judicial reform that split nation

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night paused a judicial overhaul that triggered a general strike, political division and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

AFP

Israel President Says Judicial Compromise ‘Closer’ as Protests Escalate

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday said a compromise in the government's judicial overhaul plan could be imminent even as protests against the reform continued to spread. Local media circulated a letter by 10 former air force chiefs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the "grave and tangible" threat…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israeli Supreme Court Denies Petition That The Government Transferred Money To The Palestinians

The Israeli Supreme Court struck down a petition that claimed the previous government illegally transferred 500 million shekels.

Zenger

Pentagon sends U.S. weapons stored in Israel to Ukraine

It's part of a U.S. stockpile that's pre-positioned in warehouses on Israeli soil as part of an agreement between the countries.

Axios

Israel appoints Herzi Halevi as new military chief

Jerusalem (AFP) - Major General Herzi Halevi was appointed Israel's new military chief of staff Monday, in a ceremony hosted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AFP

Israeli President Vows To Avoid Constitutional Crisis Which Could Tear ‘Our Nation Apart’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday that "profound" disagreement over the government's judicial reform plan was tearing the country apart, and vowed to work towards averting a constitutional crisis

Zenger

Israelis rally against Netanyahu 'government of shame'

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people protested in central Tel Aviv Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-right government, which critics say threatens Israeli democracy.

AFP

Israel’s President Condemns Talk Of “Civil War” From Opposition

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday appealed to politicians and the general public to tone down the rhetoric amid threats.

Zenger

Israeli president urges polarised politicians to 'lower the temperature'

President Isaac Herzog appealed to Israeli politicians on Tuesday to "lower the temperature" amid confrontional exchanges between the new hardline nationalist coalition government and the centre-left opposition.

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Netanyahu: Claims Judicial Reform Plans Will End Israel’s Democracy Are ‘baseless’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected as "baseless" claims by critics that his government proposed judicial reforms.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Intelligence Official Calls for Changing Current Iran Strategy

Former head of Israel's Intelligence Department General Tamir Hayman warned that the policy towards Iran served the Tehran regime, criticizing the strategy followed in the recent years. Hayman, the director of the Institute for National Security Research at Tel Aviv University, cautioned that Iran has refrained from entering into serious…

Zenger

Israeli Prime Minister Threatens Iran With Attack If It Develops Nuclear Weapons

Outgoing P.M. Yair Lapid reiterated on Israel's "wall-to-wall" commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel’s New Defense Minister: Netanyahu Loyalist, Settlers’ Friend

Israel's new defense minister Yoav Galant is a former general, a staunch ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. In the military, the 64-year-old oversaw Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and later commanded the "Operation Cast Lead" offensive against…

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Israel's new defence minister: Netanyahu loyalist, settlers' friend

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's new defence minister Yoav Galant is a former general, a staunch ally of Benjamin Netanyahu and a vocal advocate of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Israel has improved readiness to attack Iran, minister says

Israel has improved its readiness to attack Iran, outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday as he cited preparations that the military is making to hit nuclear sites.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Minister Sees Possible Attack on Iran ‘in Two or Three Years’

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defense minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline. With international efforts to renew a 2015 nuclear deal having stalled, the Iranians have ramped up uranium enrichment, a process with civilian uses that can…

Reuters

Israeli minister sees possible attack on Iran "in two or three years"

Israel could attack Iranian nuclear sites in two or three years, its defence minister said on Wednesday, in unusually explicit comments about a possible timeline.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian footballer killed by Israel in West Bank: Medics

Israeli forces shot dead the 23-year-old Palestinian and wounded five others in Nablus during a raid.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel to Hold Remains of Deceased Palestinian Prisoner

Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that the remains of a Palestinian prisoner who died a day earlier from lung cancer would not be released for burial. Benny Gantz’s office said the body of Nasser Abu Hamid, one of the founders of the Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade, would be held as…

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