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Israel’s President Calls to Scrap Judicial Overhaul as Protests Mount

Israel's president urged the government to abandon attempts to push through bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary and seek a model with broad support as tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets on Thursday. The drive by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government to enact sweeping changes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fiddler on the Roof star Chaim Topol dies, aged 87

The Oscar-nominated actor was reportedly diagnosed with dementia last year.

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Protests over Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan rock Israeli military

Hundreds of reservists say they will not serve if the plan to weaken Israel's Supreme Court is implemented.

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Israeli President Announces A Close Agreement To Judicial Reform As Lawmakers Seek Common Ground

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday told a gathering of some 100 municipal officials that a compromise judicial reform

Zenger

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

Israeli Attorney General Authorizes A Law Enforcement Investigation Against A Knesset Member.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has given the green light for a police investigation of Zvika Fogel

Zenger

Israel President Urges Consensus after Judicial Changes Pass

Israel's president on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with controversial judicial overhaul in a turbulent parliamentary session overnight. Isaac Herzog said it was a "difficult morning" following the late-night parliamentary vote that saw two contentious pieces of legislation…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israel president pleads for unity after controversial legal changes: ‘Many are fearful’

Israel’s president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with controversial judicial overhaul

The Independent UK

Israel president urges consensus after judicial changes pass

Israel’s president has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to seek dialogue and compromise after it pushed ahead with controversial judicial overhaul in a turbulent parliamentary session overnight

The Independent UK

What you need to know about Israel’s judicial reforms

A plan by Netanyahu’s government to weaken the Supreme Court has triggered weeks of mass protests.

Al Jazeera

At OurCrowd Summit In Jerusalem, An Explosion Of Innovation

An expo of innovation that ranged from green hydrogen to digital avatars to 3D shopping that is the making of virtual reality.

Zenger

Schumer expected to visit Israel as Bibi faces criticism over judicial overhaul plan

Democrats in Congress are increasingly voicing their concerns over Netanyahu’s controversial judicial overhaul plan.

Axios

Former Israeli Prime Minister Calls For War To Stop Judicial Reform

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday called for the protest movement against the government's judicial reform.

Zenger

Israel enters a dangerous period – public protests swell over Netanyahu's plan to limit the power of the Israeli Supreme Court

Proposals by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government to radically diminish the power and independence of Israel’s judiciary sparked demonstrations across the country starting in January 2023. An estimated 200,000 Israelis took part in protests on Feb. 11 and another 100,000 in front of the Parliament on Feb. 13, the…

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Tens of thousands of Israelis protest Netanyahu’s controversial court reforms

Demonstrators shout ‘Shame! Shame!’ and ‘Israel will not be a dictatorship!’ over what they see as an attack on the country's democratic institutions

Tribune News Service

Major Israeli protests against judicial overhaul threaten unrest

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against government plans to reduce the power of the judiciary, hours after President Isaac Herzog warned the country is on the verge of “constitutional and social collapse.”

The Guardian - UK

Protests and strikes in Israel as plans for judicial overhaul move forward

Tens of thousands gather for rally and workers in several sectors strike over rightwing government’s proposals

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Al Jazeera

Israelis stage protests near parliament against judicial reforms

Thousands protest outside parliament against the proposed amendments that critics say will weaken democracy.

Reuters

Israeli parliament in uproar over Netanyahu plans for judiciary

Israeli lawmakers engaged in a shouting match on Monday in a parliamentary committee deciding on government plans to overhaul the judiciary, a move President Isaac Herzog has warned risks tipping the country into "constitutional collapse".

Tribune News Service

Israel president warns of ‘constitutional and social collapse’

President Isaac Herzog of Israel warned in a rare prime-time speech on Sunday that the country is on the verge of “constitutional and social collapse” over a government plan to reduce the power of the judiciary.

Axios

Israeli president: "Powder keg about to explode" over judicial overhaul plan

President Isaac Herzog presented a five-point plan to start talks on judicial reforms that he hopes will garner broad consensus.

The Independent UK

Israel's president urges Netanyahu to delay legal overhaul

Israel’s president has appealed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system and instead seek a compromise with his political opponents

Reuters

Israeli judicial reform legislation won't be halted, justice minister says

Israel's justice minister said on Sunday he would not freeze "for even a minute" the legislative process for proposed judicial reforms that have drawn widespread condemnation both domestically and globally.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Urges NATO to Confront Iran’s Threat

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday urged the NATO military alliance to toughen its approach to Iran, as Tehran supplies drones to Russia for its war on Ukraine. "The crisis there goes beyond the boundaries of Ukraine, with the Iranian threat now at Europe's doorstep," Herzog said on a visit…

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