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Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?

Israelis have been protesting for months against Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes.

Al Jazeera

Here’s Israel’s judicial proposal that drew people to protest

Reports indicate PM Netanyahu will halt his plans, after weeks of protest and the sacking of his defence minister.

Al Jazeera

Protest-hit Israel faces general strike call over govt reforms

Jerusalem (AFP) - The hard-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced more protests and calls for a general strike Monday against its controversial push to overhaul the justice system.

AFP

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Protest-hit Israel faces 'general strike' call over govt reforms

AFP

Israel union leader calls immediate 'general strike' over govt reforms

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government's controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for similar demands.

AFP

Israeli PM set to halt reforms after mass protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to halt his bitterly contested judicial overhaul, after the sacking of his defence chief over the plan sparked mass protests.

The New Daily

Israeli president urges immediate stop to judicial reforms as protests flare

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Flights grounded at major airport in Israel amid mass protests over Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

More than 70,000 workers in key sectors such as health and banking walk out

Evening Standard

Israeli Govt in Chaos as Judicial Reform Plans Draw Mass Protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos on Monday, after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defense chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary. Netanyahu had been expected to make a televised statement on Monday morning announcing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli government delays disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

(This March 27 story has been corrected to add the locations of casualties in paragraph 19)

Reuters

Israel’s president calls for halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests

Thousands took to the streets on Sunday after Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the controversial changes

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu agrees to delay judicial reform after union threatens general strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a pause to a set of divisive judicial reforms moving through parliament. The move came hours after the head of Israel’s top trade union called for a general strike following weeks of mass protests.

France 24

Israel's Netanyahu fires minister after judicial reform comments

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday fired Defence Minister Yoav Galant a day after he broke ranks, citing security concerns in calling for a pause to the government's controversial judicial reforms.

AFP

Israel's Netanyahu sacks defence minister after call to suspend judicial reforms

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday in protest after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his defense minister who had urged the government to halt a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system.

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The Independent UK

Israeli FM: UAE pardons Israeli citizen after drug sentence

Israeli officials say the United Arab Emirates has pardoned an Israeli woman after initially sentencing her to death for drug possession

Reuters

UAE pardons Israeli jailed on drugs charges, Israel says

The United Arab Emirates has pardoned and released an Israeli woman who was jailed for drug trafficking last year and had initially faced execution, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Saturday.

AFP

Netanyahu vows unity as Israelis mass against justice reforms

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Thursday to restore unity in Israel where divisions have widened over his government's judicial reform programme and police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv.

AFP

Israel's Netanyahu vows unity as thousands decry justice reforms

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Israeli divisions over the government's judicial reform programme widened Thursday as police fired water cannon at protesters blocking a highway in Tel Aviv and right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to restore unity.

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Los Angeles Times

Longtime Israel backers in US turn outraged critics — but Biden administration remains distant

WASHINGTON — With massive street protests, a mutiny by elite military reserve officers and outrage from diplomats, academics and former officials, Israel seems steeped in epic crisis.

AFP

Israelis protest for 11th week against judicial reforms

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Israelis gathered in towns and cities nationwide on Saturday for an 11th straight week of protests against the judicial reform plans of the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

AFP

Netanyahu defiant on legal reform as Scholz urges compromise

Berlin (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise.

AFP

Israelis back on streets after Netanyahu rejects reforms compromise

Tel Aviv (AFP) - Israeli protesters returned to the streets Thursday to rally against proposed judicial reforms, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a compromise plan touted by the country's president.

Zenger

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog Pushes “People’s Plan” For Court Reform

Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal

The Guardian - UK

What are the Israeli protests about and what happens next?

Plans to overhaul judicial system have sparked biggest protest movement in Israeli history

The Independent UK

Israelis step up protests after Netanyahu rejects compromise

Israeli protesters are pressing on with demonstrations against a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary

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