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After Being Fired, Israel’s Defense Minister Caught in Limbo

Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous mass protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system. But Netanyahu never even…

Asharq Al-Awsat

After being fired, Israel's defense minister caught in limbo

Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire his defense minister set off a wave of spontaneous protests and a general strike that threatened to paralyze the country, forcing the Israeli leader to suspend his divisive plan to overhaul the judicial system

The Independent UK

Israel launches 'most advanced of its kind' radar spy satellite

Israel launched the newest addition to its Ofek series of spy satellites early Wednesday (March 29), an advanced radar craft called Ofek 13.

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Why there are protests in Israel as country 'on fire' during catastrophic demonstrations

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu wants to give his government almost total power over who is appointed to the courts and hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets to protest changes

Daily Mirror

Israel's 'fired' defence minister may yet keep his job -sources

The Israeli defence minister whose dismissal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought the country's constitutional crisis to a boil this week may still keep his job, two sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters

Israel hasn’t been a democracy for a long time. Now, Israelis need to face this fact

The protest movement will either transform into a call for genuine democracy – for Palestinians and Israelis alike – or it will remain locked in the current impasse

The Guardian - US

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’

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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.

Al Jazeera

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…

Chicago Tribune

Israeli crisis continues as ‘fired’ minister apparently refuses to quit

Questions raised over Benjamin Netanyahu’s control over coalition as he makes concessions to far right

The Guardian - UK

Israel protesters vow to continue until judicial ‘reform’ gone

PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement Monday hasn’t appeased those opposing his perceived desire to control the judiciary.

Al Jazeera

Here's why Netanyahu's court overhaul, now on hold, brought Israel to the brink

The right-wing government's push to get more control of the judiciary system thrust Israel into a crisis. The pushback led Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay his plan for at least a month.

WEKU

Israel’s Netanyahu still set to attend ‘Summit for Democracy,’ White House says

Protests have rocked the country amid plans to overhaul Israel’s judiciary

The Independent UK

Israel 'on fire' as protesters light bonfires and flights cancelled in country

The strike by the Histadrut umbrella group, which represents nearly 800,000 workers in health, transit and banking, among many other fields, could paralyse large parts of Israel's economy

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The Independent UK

Why are there protests in Israel?

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul judicial system have attracted weeks of demonstrations

The Independent UK

How Netanyahu judicial plan sparked massive unrest in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul has unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades

The New Daily

Pressure’s on Netanyahu over judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has been plunged into chaos over its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?

Israelis have been protesting for months against Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes.

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Al Jazeera

Here’s Israel’s judicial proposal that drew people to protest

Reports indicate PM Netanyahu will halt his plans, after weeks of protest and the sacking of his defence minister.

The New Daily

Israeli PM set to halt reforms after mass protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to halt his bitterly contested judicial overhaul, after the sacking of his defence chief over the plan sparked mass protests.

Axios

Bibi suspends judicial overhaul after mass protests across Israel

The overhaul has in the past 3 months led to an unprecedented political and social crisis in Israel, and destabalized its economy.

Evening Standard

Flights grounded at major airport in Israel amid mass protests over Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

More than 70,000 workers in key sectors such as health and banking walk out

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Govt in Chaos as Judicial Reform Plans Draw Mass Protests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition plunged into chaos on Monday, after mass overnight protests over the sacking of his defense chief piled pressure on the government to halt its bitterly contested plans to overhaul the judiciary. Netanyahu had been expected to make a televised statement on Monday morning announcing…

WEKU

Opposition to Netanyahu plan mounts as unions launch a broad strike across Israel

Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firing his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader's judicial overhaul plan.

Reuters

Israeli government delays disputed judiciary bill amid mass protests

(This March 27 story has been corrected to add the locations of casualties in paragraph 19)

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