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Israel’s President Calls to Scrap Judicial Overhaul as Protests Mount

Israel's president urged the government to abandon attempts to push through bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary and seek a model with broad support as tens of thousands of protesters returned to the streets on Thursday. The drive by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government to enact sweeping changes…

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US Defense Chief’s Visit to Israel Reveals Divisions on Iran

Long-running differences between the Biden administration and Israel over how to stop Iran’s rapidly accelerating nuclear program spilled into public view Thursday, as the US defense secretary discussed Tehran's nuclear ambitions with his Israeli counterpart during a visit to the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Three wounded in Tel Aviv shooting, Israeli police say

Israeli police said the assailant has been ‘neutralised’ after he opened fire near a café on Dizengoff Street.

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Israel tensions soar as protests prompt scaling back of US visit

Israel’s move to curb the power of the Supreme Court saw tens of thousands take to the streets in protest, escalating a crisis that has spread to the army and prompted U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to cut back a visit.

Tribune News Service

US defense chief's visit to Israel reveals divisions on Iran

Long-running differences between the Biden administration and Israel over how to stop Iran’s rapidly accelerating nuclear program have spilled into public view

The Independent UK

Israelis protesting judicial reform force Netanyahu airlift

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had to be airlifted on Thursday to the country's main international airport for an official overseas trip, after throngs of cars and protesters prevented him from driving there.

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Middle East round-up: Turkey’s opposition makes presidential pick

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Defence secretary says US ‘disturbed’ by Israeli settler violence

Lloyd Austin meets senior Israeli officials as protesters rally against the government’s controversial judicial reforms.

Al Jazeera

March of the unicorns: Israel’s tech sector rebels against Netanyahu ‘power grab’

Proposals to neuter the country’s judiciary have spooked entrepreneurs who had seemed immune to the political weather

The Guardian - UK

Watch live as thousands of Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul

Watch live as thousands of Israelis gather to demonstrate against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul as part of a “national day of resistance” on Thursday (9 March).

The Independent UK

Israelis stage 'day of resistance' against Netanyahu plan

Israeli protesters were intensifying their opposition to a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary

The Independent UK

US Increasingly Worried about West Bank Situation as Austin Visits Israel

The United States is concerned that escalating tensions in the West Bank could distract Tel Aviv and Washington's attention from Iranian activities, a US official said, a message Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin intends to deliver in Israel on Thursday. Austin delayed his arrival to Israel and the government insisted that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Consistent Approach to Protecting Judicial Review in Both the US and Israel

Why I oppose both right-wing efforts to neuter judicial review in Israel and left-wing attempts to do the same in the US.

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Zenger

Israeli Civilian Flights Open To Oman As President Biden Thanks The Omani Leaders

Talks between Muscat and Jerusalem came to an agreement as the Omani government opened up commercial airspace to Israeli airlines

The Independent UK

Israeli protests disrupt visit by US defense secretary

U.S. and Israeli officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been forced to change the schedule of a planned visit to Israel due to anti-government protests that are expected to paralyze traffic across the country

Axios

Protests over Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan rock Israeli military

Hundreds of reservists say they will not serve if the plan to weaken Israel's Supreme Court is implemented.

Reuters

Israel protests impact Pentagon chief's meeting location, arrival in Tel Aviv -U.S. official

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's meetings with Israeli leaders have changed locations within Israel and his arrival has been slightly delayed due to protests against a government plan to overhaul the Israeli judiciary, a U.S. official said.

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France 24

Israel judicial reforms: Ex-Mossad chief Yatom warns of 'dictatorship'

In an interview with FRANCE 24 from Tel Aviv, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom expressed deep concern at the prospect of Israel becoming a "dictatorship". For weeks, Israel has been rocked by a wave of protests against a bill that would curtail the independence of the country's highest court. Yatom…

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The slippery slope of opting for occupation

The only thing to celebrate on the first anniversary of Russia's war is the scale and courage of the Ukrainian resistance, which has surprised everyone, including Ukraine's allies and maybe even the Ukrainians themselves. Through self-defence, Ukraine is achieving self-transformation.

Zenger

Israeli President Announces A Close Agreement To Judicial Reform As Lawmakers Seek Common Ground

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday told a gathering of some 100 municipal officials that a compromise judicial reform

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 6 Palestinians Killed during Israeli West Bank Raid

The Israeli army raided the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, leading to a gunbattle that killed at least six Palestinians and wounded 10 others. Israeli military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss events still unfolding, said the army had entered Jenin…

The Independent UK

Israeli minister parties with settlers in West Bank city

Israel’s far-right national security minister has joined Jewish revelers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron

The Guardian - UK

Israeli military reservists refuse to train in protest at far-right government

Growing numbers including from elite air force squadron say they are unwilling to serve ‘dictatorial regime’

The Guardian - US

Biden administration urged to block extremist Israeli minister’s visit

Several groups and individuals are rallying against Bezalel Smotrich’s visit over his comments to ‘wipe out’ a Palestinian town

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