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Netanyahu agrees to delay judicial reform after union threatens general strike

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a pause to a set of divisive judicial reforms moving through parliament. The move came hours after the head of Israel’s top trade union called for a general strike following weeks of mass protests.

France 24

Thousands take to the streets in Israel after Netanyahu sacks defence minister

Mass protests in Israel over controversial plans to overhaul the independent judiciary

The Independent UK

Netanyahu fires defense minister who urged a halt to overhaul of Israel's judiciary

The move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signaled he will move ahead with a contentious plan to overhaul Israel's judicial system — a plan that has sparked widespread opposition.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant: Statement

Minister Yoav Gallant on Saturday spoke out against prime minister’s plan to overhaul country’s judicial system.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu Vows to Unite Israel but Opponents Dismiss Pledge

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to "mend the rift" in a nation deeply divided over his proposed overhaul of the country’s judiciary. But he offered no details on how he intends to do so and gave no indication that he would slow down the plan. Netanyahu delivered…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netanyahu seeks to soothe US concerns over settlement repeal

Israel's prime minister says his government has ''no intention" to return to four settlements in the occupied West Bank dismantled in 2005 under a law that was repealed by the Israeli parliament this week

The Independent UK

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul after Biden call

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a softening of his hard-right government's judicial overhaul plan.

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Israel MPs Push on with Legal Reforms Decried as Threat to Democracy

Israel's parliament took another step Tuesday to push forward a legal reform package that has sparked mass protests against the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Lawmakers in a 3:00 am (0100 GMT) vote approved a bill in first reading that would, among other things, allow the Knesset to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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

Zenger

Israel President Says Judicial Compromise ‘Closer’ as Protests Escalate

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday said a compromise in the government's judicial overhaul plan could be imminent even as protests against the reform continued to spread. Local media circulated a letter by 10 former air force chiefs to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the "grave and tangible" threat…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

Zenger

Israeli police use stun grenades, water cannon in crackdown on protests against judicial reform

Weeks of anti-government protests in Israel turned violent on Wednesday for the first time as police fired stun grenades and a water cannon at demonstrators who blocked a Tel Aviv highway. The crackdown came shortly after Israel’s hard-line national security minister urged a tough response to what he said were…

France 24

Former Israeli Prime Minister Calls For War To Stop Judicial Reform

Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday called for the protest movement against the government's judicial reform.

Zenger

Major Israeli protests against judicial overhaul threaten unrest

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against government plans to reduce the power of the judiciary, hours after President Isaac Herzog warned the country is on the verge of “constitutional and social collapse.”

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Israel president warns of ‘constitutional and social collapse’

President Isaac Herzog of Israel warned in a rare prime-time speech on Sunday that the country is on the verge of “constitutional and social collapse” over a government plan to reduce the power of the judiciary.

The Independent UK

Israel’s Supreme Court rules Netanyahu has to remove key minister from government

Opposition leader Yair Lapid says country will enter ‘unprecedented constitutional crisis’ if Aryeh Deri is not dismissed

Axios

In major ruling, Israeli Supreme Court revokes appointment of senior minister Aryeh Deri

The decision could dramatically escalate the constitutional crisis in Israel.

Axios

Pentagon sends U.S. weapons stored in Israel to Ukraine

It's part of a U.S. stockpile that's pre-positioned in warehouses on Israeli soil as part of an agreement between the countries.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Report: US Sent Israel-stored Munitions to Ukraine

The United States sent a munitions stockpile stored in Israel to Ukraine for use in the war against Russia, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, saying the decision was made last year when Washington's Middle East ally was under a centrist premier. An Israeli official confirmed the report to…

Reuters

U.S. redirecting Israel-stored munitions to Ukraine - New York Times

The United States is diverting munitions stored in Israel to Ukraine for use in the war against Russia, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, saying the decision was made last year.

Zenger

Israeli President Vows To Avoid Constitutional Crisis Which Could Tear ‘Our Nation Apart’

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday that "profound" disagreement over the government's judicial reform plan was tearing the country apart, and vowed to work towards averting a constitutional crisis

Reuters

Israel's Herzog seeks to avert crisis over judicial shakeup plan

Israel's president warned on Sunday that the country faced a constitutional crisis over a contested plan to rein in the judiciary and said he was mediating between parties.

Zenger

Israel’s President Condemns Talk Of “Civil War” From Opposition

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday appealed to politicians and the general public to tone down the rhetoric amid threats.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ben-Gvir to Forcibly Ban Prisoners' Celebration

The extremist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, ordered police to take strict measures against Arabs celebrating the release of prisoners. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said that Ben-Gvir banned any celebrations, even if this meant the use of force against their families and the gathering. The minister ordered Police…

Reuters

Israeli president urges polarised politicians to 'lower the temperature'

President Isaac Herzog appealed to Israeli politicians on Tuesday to "lower the temperature" amid confrontional exchanges between the new hardline nationalist coalition government and the centre-left opposition.

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