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Netanyahu rejects Biden’s call to drop controversial judicial overhaul plans

The Israeli prime minister struck a more conciliatory tone later in the day, calling calling the alliance between his country and the US ‘unshakable’

The Independent UK

Israel protests: Netanyahu delays judicial reforms over fears of 'civil war' – but deep fault-lines threaten future of democracy

Despite Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to delay the planned judicial reforms that have so destabilised Israeli society, the country’s crisis of democracy is far from over.

The Conversation

US, Israel clash over policy that sparked democratic protests

The U.S. and Israel clashed after President Joe Biden rebuked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration for its efforts to weaken the judiciary — a policy that’s ignited waves of protests and labor strikes.

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Israel's Netanyahu says broad national consensus on judicial overhaul is possible

Israel's Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu said in an address to the U.S.-led Summit for Democracy on Wednesday that he believes it is possible to achieve a broad national consensus over his proposed judicial overhaul.

Reuters

First Thing: Guardian owner apologises for founders’ transatlantic slavery links

Scott Trust to invest in decade-long programme of restorative justice after academic research into newspaper’s origins. Plus, why the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial farce is so unmissable

The Guardian - UK

U.S. says Israel has not met requirements to join Visa Waiver Program

Israel has not met eligibility requirements to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP), the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected his country to join soon.

Reuters

US Ties Israeli Judicial Overhaul with Settlements in Palestinian Territories

The US administration of US President Joe Biden welcomed the decision of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay action on the judicial overhaul. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the Israeli decision is the best path for Israel and all its citizens to find this compromise. In recent weeks,…

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Israel PM delays judicial reform: Netanyahu wants to 'give time for broad agreement'

Following weeks of mass protests and a day of nationwide turmoil, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yielded to pressure and agreed to postpone his controversial judicial reforms as of March 27th. This decision was a significant reversal for his government, which had fired the defense minister just a day…

France 24

Commentary: What Netanyahu and Israelis learned from the Trump playbook

Early in 2019, as Israel was heading into a divisive parliamentary election, a massive campaign poster along a Tel Aviv freeway showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with President Donald Trump. Now, five such elections and one near-civil war later, that same highway has been repeatedly blocked by protesters…

Los Angeles Times

Israeli PM, Biden Exchange Frosty Words Over Legal Overhaul

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rebuffed President Joe Biden's suggestion that the premier “walks away” from a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system, saying the country makes its own decisions. The exchange was a rare bout of public disagreement between the two close allies and signals building…

Asharq Al-Awsat

No Invitation Has Been Extended From Biden to Israel’s Netanyahu Yet

White House officials said Tuesday there are still no arrangements regarding the possibility of US President Joe Biden inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, noting that the US administration has not yet issued an official invitation. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said: “There…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Is Israel’s far-right government jeopardising Emirati ties?

Israeli escalation with Palestinians caused tension between Israel and the UAE, but core relations are intact: Analysts.

Al Jazeera

Israel Parties Discuss Justice Reforms After Netanyahu U-turn

Israel's hard-right government and opposition parties were set for a second day of talks Wednesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years. Scepticism remained high over the negotiations on the judicial overhaul, which would curtail the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel makes its own decisions, rebuffing President Joe Biden’s suggestion that that the premier drop a contentious plan to overhaul the legal system

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: all eyes on RBA as inflation slows; Hillsong founder’s DUI charge; and amateur prospector’s $250,000 find

Annual inflation rate dropped in February to 6.8% – the slowest pace since June last year

Reason

The Israeli Fight Over Judicial Review Highlights the Dangers of Unconstrained Democracy

Opponents of the proposed reforms are right that unlimited majority rule is a recipe for tyranny.

The Guardian - AU

Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Biden’s call to ‘walk away’ from judicial overhaul

Prime minister praises US president’s commitment to Israel but will not be swayed by ‘pressures from abroad’

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ron DeSantis to deliver speech next month at conference in Israel, a nation in turmoil

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Israel next month as the country faces unprecedented protests over proposed reforms to its judiciary, an early foreign policy test of the potential presidential contender.

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Reuters

Netanyahu to Biden: Israel does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad

Israel is a sovereign country that does not make decisions based on pressures from abroad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday in response to comments by U.S. President Joe Biden.

Reuters

Biden urges Netanyahu abandon judicial overhaul that sparked protests

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon a judicial overhaul proposal that led to massive protests in Israel, prompting the Israeli leader to say he does not make decisions based on pressure from abroad.

The Guardian - AU

Australia raises concerns with Israel about minister’s remarks on Palestinians

Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich provoked outrage by saying there was ‘no such thing as a Palestinian people’

Reuters

DeSantis to travel to Israel ahead of likely 2024 White House bid

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, expected to be a top contender for the 2024 U.S. Republican presidential nomination, will travel to Israel next month as the country is being riven by a crisis that has led to widespread protests.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s parties to hold first talks on justice reforms

President Isaac Herzog has invited ruling parties and the opposition to meet Tuesday after judicial reforms were halted.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Unrest sweeps across Israel, and Netanyahu has only himself to blame

Israelis embrace the ideal of democracy with the same fervor that Americans do. It’s why, on Monday, the people of Israel effectively shut down their country’s economy in a defiant, urgent statement against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dangerous bid to overhaul — and in doing so weaken — the country’s…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Israel’s political crisis: not over yet

Editorial: Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t abandoned his attack on the supreme court. His opponents should not give up either

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