Violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu’s government
1 year, 6 months ago

Violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority reaches new heights under Netanyahu’s government

Associated Press  

LOD, Israel — A relentless wave of violent crime within Israel’s Palestinian minority is turning cities and towns into bloody battlefields, exasperating a community feeling increasingly forsaken by Israeli authorities. And that is his responsibility.” Israel’s Palestinian minority, which makes up 20% of the country’s population, has been convulsed by violent crime in recent years involving criminal gangs and family disputes. I am always thinking ‘will my son return home or not?’” said Mirvat Saleh, 48, a plant and flower vendor at a market in Lod, a mixed Arab-Jewish city in central Israel rife with violence. Under Ben-Gvir’s leadership, critics say the police is in disarray, with a crisis in confidence within the ranks, including spats between the minister and the police chief, and a series of departures by top officers, including the head of the unit fighting crime in the Arab population.

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Netanyahu to testify today for the first time in corruption trial
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Netanyahu to testify today for the first time in corruption trial

Firstpost  

Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, the court said, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider turmoil in the Middle East, including in neighbouring Syria Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is set to take the stand on Tuesday for the first time in his long-running corruption …

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon

Al Jazeera  

Former Israeli army chief and defence minister says northern Gaza is being ‘cleared of Arabs’, echoing ICC allegations. Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, echoing the allegations by the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. Yaalon, a …

‘Endless’ wars: What Israel’s political drama means for Gaza, Lebanon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Endless’ wars: What Israel’s political drama means for Gaza, Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

According to analysts, the sacking of Yoav Gallant removes the loudest voice in the room calling for a ceasefire. Gallant supports a ceasefire deal that would see Israel’s captives returned, while Netanyahu insists upon “total victory”. In August, Gallant reportedly dismissed Netanyahu’s military ambitions in Gaza as “nonsense” and the premier in turn accused his defence minister of adopting an …

One year on from the horrors of 7 October, Israel must work to secure a peaceful future
2 months, 2 weeks ago

One year on from the horrors of 7 October, Israel must work to secure a peaceful future

The Independent  

One year after the atrocities committed by Hamas, 7 October 2023 remains a date that will live in infamy. We will not stand for it.” It is a sobering thought that the killings on 7 October and subsequently in Palestine and Israel should have produced such distant reverberations as riots in Southport and Rotherham, the loss of safe Labour seats …

One year in, war casts a shadow over every aspect of life in Israel
2 months, 2 weeks ago

One year in, war casts a shadow over every aspect of life in Israel

The Independent  

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Israel action triggers fears of regional war
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel action triggers fears of regional war

Hindustan Times  

Close to 600 people have died in Israel’s bombardment across Lebanon in the past three days. Israel’s new offensive against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed outfit based in Lebanon, has triggered fears that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could escalate, leading to instability across West Asia. Lebanon said 23 people were killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes across …

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times
3 months ago

Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself - The New York Times

New York Times  

We are now almost a year from October 7. I think it’s fair to say that when he unleashed his soldiers on October 7 that he might have hoped for any number of things, even deeper penetration into Israel. Bibi Netanyahu’s brother, Yoni, was the one Israeli killed at the heroic 1976 military operation that went to Uganda and brought …

Eye on the Middle East | Israel's mass protests and Netanyahu's far-right gambit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Eye on the Middle East | Israel's mass protests and Netanyahu's far-right gambit

Hindustan Times  

In the summer of 1995, as Yitzhak Rabin pushed forward with the Oslo Accords based on territorial compromise, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, spearheaded protests against the Oslo process and Rabin himself. Led by Israel’s largest trade unions such as Histadrut, the protests were triggered by Hamas’ murder of six hostages and directed against Netanyahu for his failure to “bring them home”, …

Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu’s coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack
4 months, 1 week ago

Public spat highlights cracks in Netanyahu’s coalition as Israel braces for feared Iran attack

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Cracks are widening in a public tiff between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his moderate defense minister, the latest spat showing growing discontent with Netanyahu’s handling of the war at a sensitive time. On Monday, the Israeli media reported that Defense Minister Yoav Gallant condemned Netanyahu’s “nonsense about ‘total victory’” a phrase the prime minister has frequently …

Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Proposed Gaza cease-fire puts Netanyahu at a crossroads that could shape his legacy

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — The cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden has placed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a crossroads, with either path likely to shape the legacy of Israel’s longest-serving and deeply divisive leader. “Netanyahu’s endgame is to survive.” Netanyahu’s current government, formed in late 2022 after five consecutive elections, is the most nationalist and religious in Israel’s …

Netanyahu insists Israel will defend itself even if ‘forced to stand alone’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Netanyahu insists Israel will defend itself even if ‘forced to stand alone’

CNN  

CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will defend itself even if “forced to stand alone,” defying international pressure for Israel’s military to limit its campaign in Gaza ahead of its expected incursion into Rafah. Netanyahu’s comments came shortly before Israel on Monday ordered Palestinians in parts of Rafah to evacuate, after the country’s defense minister told troops …

‘We’re on the edge’: Palestinians terrified by Israeli settler violence
8 months, 1 week ago

‘We’re on the edge’: Palestinians terrified by Israeli settler violence

Al Jazeera  

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are living in fear as armed Israeli settlers attack them, their families and homes in vengeful acts of violence which could uproot hundreds of Palestinians from their lands, residents said. Armed settlers and the Israeli army have also killed 460 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, while uprooting hundreds of people …

Will Gaza be safer if Netanyahu quit as Israel PM? Likely not, say analysts
8 months, 1 week ago

Will Gaza be safer if Netanyahu quit as Israel PM? Likely not, say analysts

Al Jazeera  

Much of the West’s criticism of Israel has focused on Netanyahu, but experts say his approach to the war has broader support. As Israel’s war on Gaza drags on, criticism appears to be centring on embattled Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a man indicted on multiple corruption charges, with thousands of protesters in the streets, demanding his departure. by Haim Bresheeth, …

The war in Gaza may topple Hamas without making Israel safer
9 months ago

The war in Gaza may topple Hamas without making Israel safer

Hindustan Times  

“I WISH I could say we have a very detailed plan,” an Israeli army officer admitted to your correspondent in the chaotic days following Hamas’s brutal assault on southern Israel on October 7th. It was clear from the outset of the war in Gaza, now six months old, that Israel’s two main goals—to eliminate Hamas and to free the hostages—were …

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?
9 months, 1 week ago

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?

LA Times  

Photographs of hostages who were kidnapped Oct. 7 are displayed in Jerusalem on Feb. 26. Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How does a country scarred by the deadliest attack in its history bring the perpetrators to justice? Israel’s public defenders’ office has said it will not provide a state-funded attorney for the suspects, seeing …

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?
9 months, 1 week ago

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?

New Indian Express  

TEL AVIV: Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How does a country scarred by the deadliest attack in its history bring the perpetrators to justice? Israel is holding hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza accused of taking part in the October 7 attack that sparked its war with Hamas. “There is no silver bullet here for …

Top US official tells Netanyahu to hold elections before he turns Israel into ‘pariah’ state
9 months, 1 week ago

Top US official tells Netanyahu to hold elections before he turns Israel into ‘pariah’ state

The Telegraph  

A top US official has urged Benjamin Netanyahu to hold elections before he turns Israel into a “pariah” state. Mr Schumer suggested on the floor of the Senate that the US should place conditions on military aid to Israel if Mr Netanyahu remains in power and continues to pursue “extremist policies”. The intervention from the Democrat, America’s highest-ranking Jewish elected …

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan
10 months ago

Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in Gaza in new postwar plan

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel’s prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority, which administers pockets of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Friday denounced Netanyahu’s plan as “colonialist and racist,” saying it would amount to Israeli reoccupation of Gaza. But he …

Benjamin Netanyahu publishes details of his plan for post-war Gaza
10 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu publishes details of his plan for post-war Gaza

The Hindu  

Israel will control security in a demilitarised Gaza Strip and play a role in civilian affairs after its war on Hamas ends, according to a plan Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted to his Cabinet for approval. Mr. Netanyahu's insistence on an open-ended Israeli role in running Gaza runs counter to key U.S. proposals for a revitalised Palestinian autonomous government eventually …

Israel’s Netanyahu reiterates rejection of Palestinian state after Gaza war
11 months, 1 week ago

Israel’s Netanyahu reiterates rejection of Palestinian state after Gaza war

Al Jazeera  

US says there is ‘no way’ to solve Israel’s long-term security challenges and rebuild Gaza without Palestinian statehood. He added that despite differences of opinion between the US and Israel, “our support for Israel remains ironclad.” ‘Peace for the Palestinians’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his latest visit to the Middle East last week by saying that …

'Light against darkness': Netanyahu says as Israel expands Gaza offensive: Top points
11 months, 1 week ago

'Light against darkness': Netanyahu says as Israel expands Gaza offensive: Top points

India Today  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would not be deterred by genocide charges before the International Court of Justice, as the country kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Meanwhile, former defense minister Moshe Ya'alon, a Netanyahu ally-turned-critic, accused him of creating the circumstances that allowed Hamas to launch the October 7 attack on Israel in …

After 3 Months of Devastation in The Israel-Hamas War, is Anyone ‘Winning’?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

After 3 Months of Devastation in The Israel-Hamas War, is Anyone ‘Winning’?

The Quint  

…And Facing a ‘Day After’ Conundrum The Israeli government is also divided on how Gaza should be run when the fighting stops. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he won’t accept Gaza remaining “Hamastan” or becoming “Fatahstan”. US President Joe Biden prefers a Gaza government led by a reformed Palestinian Authority, but Netanyahu has rejected this and has not articulated …

Netanyahu says Israel-Hamas war will continue for 'many more months'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Netanyahu says Israel-Hamas war will continue for 'many more months'

ABC  

At a news conference on Saturday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war would continue for "many more months" and that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt. Key points: Hospital sources say intensified Israeli air raids kill 35 more Palestinians in Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war will continue …

War in Gaza ends effort by Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary
11 months, 3 weeks ago

War in Gaza ends effort by Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary

NPR  

War in Gaza ends effort by Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary Before the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, Israel's government was in the process of trying to overhaul its judiciary, which many Israelis opposed. It ended an effort by Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary, which many in Israel saw as an attempt to break the country's democracy. …

Netanyahu's bold boast: 'proud' to thwart Palestinian state creation
1 year ago

Netanyahu's bold boast: 'proud' to thwart Palestinian state creation

Raw Story  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was "proud" of preventing the creation of a Palestinian state during a press conference in Tel Aviv Saturday night. Speaking alongside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz, Netanyahu claimed that he had halted the progression of the Oslo peace process, which began in 1993, calling the Oslo Accords …

Netanyahu says Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who
1 year, 1 month ago

Netanyahu says Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who

NPR  

Netanyahu says Gaza needs a new 'civilian government,' but won't say who Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel's actions and goals in Gaza in an interview with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep on Friday. NPR YouTube Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NPR that Israel is committed to doing three things in Gaza: destroying Hamas, freeing the Israeli hostages it's holding …

Netanyahu says not seeking to ‘occupy’ Gaza but ‘demilitarise’ it
1 year, 1 month ago

Netanyahu says not seeking to ‘occupy’ Gaza but ‘demilitarise’ it

Al Jazeera  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country does not intend to “occupy” or govern Gaza after the end of its war with Hamas, but the enclave must be “demilitarised, deradicalised and rebuilt”. Netanyahu’s comments come days after he said Israel would take responsibility for Gaza’s security for an “indefinite period” after the end of its war with Hamas, …

Israel’s war crimes in Gaza are by design, not default
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel’s war crimes in Gaza are by design, not default

Al Jazeera  

The gruesome scenes of death and destruction in Gaza are a reminder that for Israel, violence is not incidental, accidental or coincidental. In his book, Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948, Meron Benvenisti, an Israeli political scientist, writes: “Not since the end of the Middle Ages had the civilised world witnessed the wholesale appropriation of …

Israelis overwhelmingly are confident in the justice of the Gaza war, even as world sentiment sours
1 year, 1 month ago

Israelis overwhelmingly are confident in the justice of the Gaza war, even as world sentiment sours

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — At a time when world sentiment has begun to sour on Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza, the vast majority of Israelis, across the political spectrum, are convinced of the justice of the war. They have rallied to crush Hamas, which breached the country’s borders from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,400 people and taking over 240 hostage …

Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming others
1 year, 1 month ago

Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming others

Associated Press  

A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on Israeli communities during the Oct. 7 incursion that triggered the current Israel-Hamas war. “Netanyahu is fighting a personal battle of survival and that takes precedence over fighting Israel’s war against Hamas,” said Netanyahu biographer and journalist Anshel Pfeffer. The attack also shattered a …

Israeli forces move further into Gaza as Netanyahu declares ‘time for war’
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli forces move further into Gaza as Netanyahu declares ‘time for war’

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli forces are making progress in Gaza raids, denounces calls for ceasefire. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also dismissed growing calls for a ceasefire, saying that such action would constitute “surrender to terrorism”. No sign of a ceasefire Speaking to reporters on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphatically rejected calls for a ceasefire, …

Can Netanyahu survive Hamas’s attack on Israel?
1 year, 2 months ago

Can Netanyahu survive Hamas’s attack on Israel?

Al Jazeera  

Israelis are increasingly aware of government failures that enabled Hamas’s attack, but that may not be enough to bring the Israeli prime minister down. “This is part of our strategy, to differentiate between the Palestinians in Gaza and the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria.” Following Hamas’s attack, this strategic framework has come increasingly under intense fire. There is also a …

Opinion: How Netanyahu’s political calculations resulted in catastrophe
1 year, 2 months ago

Opinion: How Netanyahu’s political calculations resulted in catastrophe

LA Times  

Sooner or later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s destructive political magic, which has kept him in power for 15 years, was bound to usher in a major tragedy. Don’t worry, he assured his critics, I have “two hands firmly on the steering wheel.” But by ruling out any political process in Palestine and boldly asserting, in his government’s guidelines, that …

Netanyahu's stern message to Hamas: Gazans' should flee, IDF to revenge for the blood of its civilians
1 year, 2 months ago

Netanyahu's stern message to Hamas: Gazans' should flee, IDF to revenge for the blood of its civilians

India TV News  

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on early Sunday, urged Gaza residents to flee as his defence forces sought to take "deadliest revenge" in which Hamas killed over 300 Israelis. The message from the Prime Minister came in the early Sunday after backed by a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into …

Israel attacks: PM Netanyahu vows 'mighty vengeance' against Hamas
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel attacks: PM Netanyahu vows 'mighty vengeance' against Hamas

Hindustan Times  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to avenge what he said was a "black day" for Israel Saturday, saying the army will strike back at Hamas in Gaza with full force. "The IDF is about to use all its force to destroy Hamas's capabilities," Netanyahu said in a brief televised statement. "We'll strike them to the bitter end and avenge …

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies
1 year, 3 months ago

Former leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies

Associated Press  

HERZLIYA, Israel — They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a prime minister during their service. But for dozens of former Israeli security commanders, the policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government are the biggest threat yet to the country’s future. In unprecedented opposition, more than 180 former senior officials from the Mossad, the …

Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul kick off at Supreme Court a day before crucial hearing
1 year, 3 months ago

Protests against Israel’s judicial overhaul kick off at Supreme Court a day before crucial hearing

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Thousands of Israeli protesters flooded the streets outside Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday, a day before it hears a pivotal case against the curbing of the high court’s powers by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government. Beating drums, waving blue-and-white Israeli flags and brandishing signs saying “Freedom” and “Hands off our Supreme Court!,” thousands of protesters …

As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home
1 year, 3 months ago

As Israel pushes punitive demolitions, family of 13-year-old Palestinian attacker to lose its home

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — With the walls stripped bare and furniture dismantled, the east Jerusalem apartment is a far cry from the vividly-hued haven it was in early February, when members of the Zalabani family played cards on the cobalt couch and feasted on stewed chicken with richly spiced rice. “Home demolitions intentionally harm innocent people in the hopes that they deter …

Is Israel’s Netanyahu shifting the blame for judicial reforms fallout?
1 year, 4 months ago

Is Israel’s Netanyahu shifting the blame for judicial reforms fallout?

Al Jazeera  

Netanyahu and Israeli generals have clashed over the effects of policies that are now threatening national security. Israel is still reeling from the fallout of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial changes as protests continue, legal challenges are launched and military personnel go on strike – possibly threatening the country’s military readiness. The internal rift is months old now, and local …

Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu’s contentious overhaul, deepening divisions
1 year, 5 months ago

Israeli parliament takes first major step in Netanyahu’s contentious overhaul, deepening divisions

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament on Monday approved the first major law in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s justice system, triggering a new burst of mass protests and drawing accusations that he was pushing the country toward authoritarian rule. Israeli police disperse demonstrators blocking the road leading to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, during a protest against …

Israel’s governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests
1 year, 5 months ago

Israel’s governing coalition presses ahead with plan to overhaul courts ahead of expected protests

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s governing coalition pushed ahead Monday with its contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, despite growing opposition from within the country’s military and a wave of mass protests expected this week. Reservists, who make up the backbone of the country’s mostly compulsory military, played a key role in prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pause …

Anger as violent crime soars in Israel’s Palestinian communities
1 year, 5 months ago

Anger as violent crime soars in Israel’s Palestinian communities

Al Jazeera  

Bereaved families, who have taken to the streets in mass protests, blame the Israeli police for inaction. “His case has been lost, it sits on the shelves.” As with many cases of violent crime in the Palestinian-Arab community living inside Israel’s 1948 borders – a diverse population that includes those staying in villages, urban areas and “mixed cities” of Israelis …

Israelis rally against judicial changes, Palestinian crime deaths
1 year, 6 months ago

Israelis rally against judicial changes, Palestinian crime deaths

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators take to streets for the 23rd week, protesting controversial judicial plans as well as deadly violence hitting Palestinian minority communities in Israel. Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in cities and towns across Israel for the 23rd week, protesting controversial plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to overhaul the judiciary as well as deadly violence hitting Palestinian …

Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5
1 year, 6 months ago

Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Five people were killed in a shooting Thursday in an Arab town in northern Israel, police said, the latest in a wave of criminal violence tearing through the country’s Palestinian communities. Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, promised to crack down on crime in Israel’s Palestinian sector when he took office late last year. In a statement …

Benjamin Netanyahu has been a political magician for years. Has Israel's leader finally run out of tricks?
1 year, 8 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu has been a political magician for years. Has Israel's leader finally run out of tricks?

ABC  

To an outsider, Israeli politics might resemble a chaotic cycle. His new government, elected late last year, is the most extreme right-wing coalition in Israel's history, and has promised to expand Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, widely seen as illegal under international law. The 'tactics' and principles behind the PM's move When public pressure exploded last Monday to …

AP PHOTOS: The protests in Israel -- in 19 striking photos
1 year, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: The protests in Israel -- in 19 striking photos

Associated Press  

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Israel over the past three months to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary. Wearing “Handmaid’s Tale” costumes, carrying sharp-witted signs and flying the ubiquitous blue-and-white national flag, protesters have blocked main highways and disrupted daily life in their effort to fight Netanyahu’s ultranationalist and …

Israel’s judicial crisis: How did we get here?
1 year, 8 months ago

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

Al Jazeera  

Israelis have been protesting for months against PM Netanyahu’s proposed judicial changes, which critics say will undermine the justice system. A day earlier, Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after he called the government to halt the proposed changes. December Israel’s parliament swears in Netanyahu as prime minister, inaugurating the country’s most far-right, religiously …

Israeli group asks court to punish PM Netanyahu over legal plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Israeli group asks court to punish PM Netanyahu over legal plan

The Hindu  

An Israeli good governance group on Sunday asked the country's Supreme Court to punish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allegedly violating a conflict of interest agreement meant to prevent him from dealing with the country's judiciary while he is on trial for corruption. The request by the Movement for Quality Government in Israel intensifies a brewing showdown between Netanyahu's government …

US President Biden calls Israel's Netanyahu with judicial plan 'concern'
1 year, 9 months ago

US President Biden calls Israel's Netanyahu with judicial plan 'concern'

India Today  

US President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express “concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise. The White House said Biden reiterated U.S. concerns about the measure to roll back the judiciary’s insulation from the country’s political system, in a …

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