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Defining moment: What next for Israel's democracy?

It's a moment of truth for Israel and its democracy. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will pause the second and third readings of a contentious judicial reform bill that has seen hundreds of thousands of Israelis take to the streets for months. So what happens next?

France 24

In Arab world, Israel's crisis dominates the news

Arab broadcasters carried rolling coverage of Israeli protests, strikes and political chaos on Monday, drawing the rapt attention of viewers to the internal fight over government plans to overhaul the judiciary.

Reuters

White House welcomes Netanyahu delay in judicial overhaul, urges compromise

The United States welcomes the decision on Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay a decision on divisive plans for a judicial overhaul until next month, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said.

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Massive protests, strike erupt in Israel over court reforms

For nearly three months, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to Israel’s streets weekly to demonstrate against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary

The Independent UK

Israeli opposition leaders say ready for dialogue

Israeli opposition parties gave a cautious welcome to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to delay his flagship judicial reform package and said they would work to reach an agreement if the government was sincere.

Reuters

UK welcomes Israeli PM Netanyahu's move to pause judicial reform

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly praised Israel's decision to pause legislation to reform its judiciary on Monday, emphasising the importance of "checks and balances" after widespread protests over the contested plans.

Reuters

Is it safe to travel to Israel?

The country has seen weeks of protests in response to plans for a judicial overhaul

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Here's why Netanyahu's court overhaul, now on hold, brought Israel to the brink

The right-wing government's push to get more control of the judiciary system thrust Israel into a crisis. The pushback led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay his plan for at least a month.

WEKU

Netanyahu halts judicial overhaul but fight is far from over

The biggest protest movement in Israeli history has achieved its goal but the country may soon face new elections

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Netanyahu still set to attend ‘Summit for Democracy,’ White House says

Protests have rocked the country amid plans to overhaul Israel’s judiciary

The Independent UK

Mass protests over Israel judicial coup

"I wonder where all their protests were over West Bank Palestinians living under an Israeli dictatorship"

Salon

Israel’s Netanyahu delays controversial judicial reforms in wake of mass protests

Decision follows weeks of demonstrations across Israel

The Independent UK

One-time ally Netanyahu criticises Trump over Nick Fuentes meeting

Israeli president says Trump’s meeting with prominent white nationalist should be ‘condemned’

The Independent UK

Israeli Government to Delay Disputed Judiciary Bill amid Mass Protests

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul until next month amid fears that Israel's worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It was unclear how far the bill's delay to the next parliamentary session,…

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Israeli PM agrees to delay judicial overhaul until next parliament session

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month, a statement from the far-right and coalition member party Jewish Power said on Monday.

Reason

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Daily Mirror

Israel 'on fire' as protesters light bonfires and flights cancelled in country

The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents nearly 800,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many other fields, could paralyse large parts of Israel's economy

The Independent UK

Why are there protests in Israel?

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul judicial system have attracted weeks of demonstrations

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How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul has unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades

Reuters

Timeline: Israeli government's judicial overhaul plan and reaction

Israel's politics has been thrown into turmoil by plans proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his new, hard-right government to overhaul the judicial system, a move which has prompted protests at home and concern among allies abroad.

The New Daily

Pressure’s on Netanyahu over judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has been plunged into chaos over its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

Evening Standard

What are the rules for removing a UK prime minister, as Israel’s judicial reforms block PM removal?

Israel’s new laws would limit the legal system’s ability to remove a prime minister.

Al Jazeera

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

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

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: pressure increases on Netanyahu over Israeli judiciary plans

Prime minister is due to address the nation after mass protests overnight. Plus, meet the hairdressers trained to talk about climate action

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.

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