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

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

PM Netanyahu reaffirmed his support for a far-reaching: 'The changes will bring Israel in line with the leading democracies.'

Three weeks into office, the new Israeli government wants to change the judicial system, crack down on Palestinians.

Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to keep the country's conscript military free of politics after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave far-right coalition partners increased control over security forces and settlements in the occupied West Bank. While Netanyahu's conservative Likud party retained the Defense Ministry, which runs the authority that coordinates…

Yuli Edelstein and Tom Nides speak about settlements, Iran and bilateral ties.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh briefed the US envoy for Palestinian and Israeli affairs, Hady Amr, on the violations and unilateral measures taken by the new extremist Israeli government against the Palestinians. Amr also met in Ramallah with PLO Secretary-General Hussein al-Sheikh, who said he stressed the need for a…

Netanyahu government is coalition of the most extreme right-wing and religious parties in the history of the state

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