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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

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

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Mass protests as Israel moves ahead with judicial ‘reform’

Sweeping judicial changes, cornerstone of PM Netanyahu’s far-right government, to get first reading in Knesset.

Al Jazeera

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu accuses protesters of ‘trampling democracy’

PM vows to press ahead with legislation to restrict judicial powers as upwards of 100,000 protesters take to streets

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s Netanyahu Advances Judicial Changes Despite Uproar

Israel’s government on Monday was pressing ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s legal system, despite an unprecedented uproar that has included mass protests, warnings from military and business leaders and calls for restraint by the United States. Thousands of demonstrators were expected to gather outside the parliament,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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Israel's Netanyahu advances judicial changes despite uproar

Israel's government is pressing ahead with its contentious plan to overhaul the country's legal system

The Independent UK

Wave of ‘Israeli spring’ protests leaves Palestinian citizens out in the cold

Arab minority has been alienated by united opposition against judicial reforms by Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition

The Guardian - UK

Knesset Passes Law Stripping Citizenship Of Israelis Who Aid Organizations Of Terrorist Acitivity

The Knesset passed legislation stripping citizenship of terrorists who earn pay from the PA as part of the "pay for slay" policy.

Zenger

Israel votes to strip citizenship from Arabs convicted of terrorism

New law is aimed at Israeli citizens who have received financial aid from the Palestinian Authority

The Guardian - UK

US Senators: Netanyahu Has Put His Interests Above Israel's

After a series of statements by US administration spokespeople criticizing the Israeli government's policy to carry out a coup against the judiciary, more and more US lawmakers are speaking up and warning that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting his interest above Israel's. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dick…

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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…

The Conversation

Israeli Jews Are Increasingly Shunnning Buses In The West Bank Over Harrassment Issues

Many Jews in Samaria are afraid to take the bus where harassment has been reported on buses from Arab men against Israeli girls.

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The Independent UK

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

Reuters

Explainer: Uproar over Israeli judicial changes - what's it all about?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced increasing pressure on Monday to put the brakes on his government's drive to enact sweeping changes to the Israeli judiciary, with hundreds of thousands of protesters taking to the streets.

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

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.

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Protests Against Netanyahu Spread to Europe, US

Demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government were held on Sunday in 40 Israeli cities across the country as around 100,000 people gathered to protest against legal changes that could weaken the Supreme Court. Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in several European and US cities. Protests were held in…

Reason

New Israeli Government's Judicial Reforms are not Anti-Democratic—But they May Create a Tyranny of the Majority

By destroying judicial review, they would empower the narrow right-wing majority to violate the rights of minorities.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Palestinians in Israel have new cause to fear for their future

In recent days, there has been an alarming escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, adding victims to what had been a deadly year in 2022. Last Thursday, the Israel Defense Force launched a raid against militants in the Jenin refugee camp, killing nine Palestinians. The next day,…

Al Jazeera

Fight over Israel’s judiciary as Palestinians look on

Protests continue against PM Netanyahu’s moves to weaken the Supreme Court, as violence escalates in occupied West Bank.

Axios

Blinken's civics lesson for Netanyahu

Blinken publicly hinted there is growing concern among U.S. officials about the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul plan.

Los Angeles Times

Is Israel's new government destroying democracy? Blinken surveys situation on Middle East trip

As Israel in recent weeks put together its most right-wing, religiously conservative government in history, senior U.S. officials insisted on waiting and seeing just how radical things would get.

The Guardian - UK

Bank of Israel governor says judicial reform could hurt economy – reports

Amir Yaron said to have warned PM that erasing democratic checks and balances could deter crucial foreign investment

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