The Latest Breaking News from Israel

Israel authorises West Bank outposts, despite U.S. admonition

Israel granted retroactive authorisation on Sunday to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and announced the construction of new homes within established settlements, moves likely to draw U.S. opposition.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

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.

Axios · Feb 12, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Israel's Netanyahu pledges more action against Palestinian attackers

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday promised a stronger Israeli response in dealing with a spate of Palestinian attacks in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, as pressure swelled within his right-wing government to employ more severe tactics.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Israel president floats plan to prevent 'constitutional collapse'

Israel's president floated a compromise plan on Sunday to spare the country what he described as a "constitutional collapse" and possible violence, over a contested judicial overhaul sought by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Reuters · Feb 12, 2023

Israeli Police Seal Up Home of Jerusalem Attacker's Family

Security personnel sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three Israelis and injuring several others, Israeli police said Sunday. Police released a video showing police and soldiers welding the doors and windows of the apartment in east Jerusalem…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2023

George Washington University accused of ‘colluding’ with rightwing pro-Israel group

StandWithUs filed charge with US education department accusing Lara Sheehi of hate speech and discrimination against students

The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2023

Israeli police seal up home of Jerusalem attacker's family

Israeli police say that security personnel have sealed up the family home of a Palestinian man who careened his car into a Jerusalem bus stop, killing three Israelis and injuring several others

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

Israeli protestors say justice reform could ‘undermine democracy’

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the street in several cities across the country Saturday, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government

France 24 · Feb 12, 2023

Tens of Thousands of Israelis Join Anti-government Protests

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the street in several cities across the country Saturday, protesting judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. Critics say measures introduced by the new hard-line government would weaken the Supreme Court, limit judicial oversight and grant more power to politicians. Protesters say that…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2023