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Israel’s president calls for halt to judicial overhaul after mass protests

Thousands took to the streets on Sunday after Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for opposing the controversial changes

The Guardian - UK

Israeli gov’t in crisis, Netanyahu to speak on judicial plan

Israeli President Herzog has called for PM Netanyahu to back down after a night of protests against his plan.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu fires defense minister who dissented on court plan

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister 24 hours after the aide made a dramatic speech saying a contentious plan to reduce the power of the Supreme Court is a threat to national security and should be halted.

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Israelis Protest Ahead of Crunch Week for Justice Reforms

Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday against a controversial judicial overhaul by the hard-right government, ahead of a key week expected to see more legislative steps and mass protests. The latest demonstration to hit Israel's commercial hub came days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Military Sources in Tel Aviv: Hezbollah Built 30 Watchtowers on Borders

Military sources in Tel Aviv said Thursday that Hezbollah’s “Al-Rudwan Unit” has established in the past six months, 30 new watchtowers at the Lebanese-Israeli border, forcing the Israeli army to take several secret and open measures to confront them. The 18-meter-high towers are manned 24 hours a day by Hezbollah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netanyahu summons Israeli defence minister as judicial overhaul strains coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his defence chief on Thursday after reports the minister wanted to halt the government's judicial overhaul plans, as cracks opened in the ruling coalition over the bitterly disputed project.

Reuters

Hundreds of elite Israeli reservists say they are joining judicial protests

A group of Israelis describing themselves as reservists in elite military and intelligence units said they would not turn up for some duties from Sunday, escalating protests at the hard-right government's planned judicial overhaul.

Reuters

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Israelis protest against planned judicial overhaul for 11th week

Israelis packed city streets on Saturday in nationwide demonstrations now in their 11th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court's powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence.

Reuters

Israeli 'handmaids' march against government's judiciary overhaul

It's become an ominous fixture of the mass anti-government protests roiling Israel: a coil of women in crimson robes and white caps, walking heads bowed and hands clasped. They are dressed as characters from Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, “The Handmaid's Tale,” and the eponymous TV series.

France 24

Huge crowds rally against Israel’s judicial changes for 10th week

Organisers say 500,000 people attended Saturday’s protests, making them some of the ‘biggest in Israeli history’.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu Offers Rome Gas in Exchange for Embassy

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a deal to sell Rome Israeli gas for a lower price in return for recognizing Israel’s annexation of Eastern Jerusalem, declaring Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel, and moving its embassy from Tel Aviv. “I believe the time has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Al Jazeera

Shooting in Tel Aviv, three people wounded -medical officials

Three people were wounded in shooting in Tel Aviv on Thursday and were being treated by emergency services, Israel's ambulance service said, as television footage showed large numbers of police and medical workers at the scene.

Reuters

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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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.

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

The Independent UK

Chaim Topol, Israeli actor known for Fiddler's Tevye, dies

Israeli leaders say the award-winning Israeli actor known for portraying Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof has died in Tel Aviv

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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.

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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Police Struggle With Anti-Judicial Reform Demonstrators As They Attempted To Block Roads

Israelis demonstrating in Tel Aviv on Saturday night against the government’s judicial reform plan defied police orders.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israelis Protest Legal Overhaul Plans for 9th Week

Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country's legal system, as the government pressed on with the proposed changes despite the mass opposition. The plans were proposed in January, weeks after Netanyahu’s ultranationalist coalition, the most far-right government in the…

The Independent UK

Israelis protest legal overhaul plans for 9th week

Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the legal system in the country, as the government pressed on with the proposed changes despite the mass opposition

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel-US Talks to Begin as Iran’s Nuclear Program Approaches the ‘Red Line’

Tel Aviv and Washington have decided to kickstart deep talks on Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 84%, which is close to what is needed for developing a bomb.

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